Impact of Differential Irrigation on Performance of Onion Cultivated With and Without Plastic Mulching
Performance of onion under differential irrigation
114 / 107
Authors
-
Mahesh Chand Singh
Punjab Agricultural University
-
D. Rajak
-
Pravin Dahiphale
Keywords:
Drip irrigation, PE mulch, onion, yield, WUE, benefit-cost ratioAbstract
A three-year (2015 to 2018) study was undertaken to monitor the response of differential drip irrigation with and without mulching on growth, yield and water use-efficiency (WUE) of onion cultivated in sandy loam at Zonal Research Station, Darisai, Jharkhand, India. The experiment was laid thrice in a randomized block design with eight treatments viz. T1: drip irrigation at 100% of crop evapotranspiration (ETc), T2: T1 + silver black polyethylene (PE) mulch, T3: drip irrigation at 80% of ETc, T4: T3 + PE mulch, T5: drip irrigation at 60% ETc, T6: T5+ PE mulch, T7: surface irrigation, T8: T7+ PE mulch. Under drip irrigation (with and without PE mulch), plant height, leaves/plant, bulb diameter and yield were recorded on higher sides as compared to surface irrigation alone or with mulch. The yield under drip irrigation (190.94 q/ha) at 80% of ETc was recorded significantly higher when compared with surface irrigation (120.39 q/ha). The use of PE mulch with drip irrigation further enhanced the yield to 232.39 q/ha. The highest and lowest WUE were obtained as 74.76 and 20.48 kg/ha/mm under drip irrigation at 80% ETc with PE mulch and surface irrigation, respectively. Drip irrigation at 80% of ETc resulted in higher net income (113518.70INR/ha) and benefit-cost ratio (B:C=1.52) in onion. Whereas, drip irrigation at 80% of ETc with PE mulch recorded maximum net income (145719.90 INR/ha) and B:C value (1.77). Drip irrigation resulted in water saving and yield increment of about 47 and 48% as compared to surface irrigation.
Downloads
References
Agarwal S, Korla BN and Raina JN (2003) Effects of mulches on soil hydrothermal regimes, weed incidence, yield and quality of Ginger. Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 51: 65-67.
Allen RG, Pereira IS, Daes D and Smith M (1998) Crop evapotranspiration, guidelines for computing crop water requirements. FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper No. 56. Rome, Italy.
Anonymous (2018) Horticultural statistics at a glance, pp.197-235. Available at https://agricoop.nic.in/
Bafna AM, Daftardar SY, Khade KK, Patel PV and Dhotre RS (1993) Utilization of nitrogen and water by tomato under drip irrigation system. Journal of Water Management 1: 1-5.
Bhasker P, Singh RK, Gupta RC, Sharma HP, Gupta PK(2018)Effect of drip irrigation on growth and yield of onion (Allium cepaL.). Journal of Spices and Aromatic Crops 27: 32-37.
Bhella HS (1988) Tomato response of trickle irrigation and black polyethylene mulch. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 113: 543-546.
Chakarborty RC and Sadhu MK (1994) Effect of mulch type and colour on growth and yield of tomato. Indian Journal of Agricultural Science 64: 608-612.
Geisseler D, Ortiz RS and Diaz J (2022) Nitrogen nutrition and fertilization of onions (Allium cepa L.)-A literature review. Scientia Horticulturae 291: 1-11.
Edossa DC and Emana TG (2011) Interaction effects of drip irrigation level and planting method on water use efficiency, irrigation uniformity and yield in green pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Philippine Agricultural Scientist 94: 350-358.
Enchalew B, Gebre SL, Rabo M, Hindaye B, Kedir M, Musa Y and Shafi A(2016) Effect of deficit irrigation on water productivity of onion (Allium cepa L.) under drip irrigation. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage System Engineering 5: 1-4.
Gornat B, Goldberg D, Rimon D and Asher BJ (1973) The physiological effect of water quality and method of application on tomato, cucmber and pepper. Journal of American Society for Horticultural Science 98: 202-205.
Imtiyaz M, Mgadla NP, Chepete B and Mothobi EO (2000) Yield and economic returns of vegetable crops under varing irrigation. Irrigation Science 19: 87-93.
Keller J and Karmeli D (1974) Trickle irrigation design parameters. Transactions of American Society for Agricultural Engineering17: 678-684.
Kimura Y, Okazaki K, Yanagida D and Muro T (2014) Cultivar and regional differences in the metabolite composition of onion (Allium cepa L.). Scientia Horticulturae 168: 1-8.
Lamont Jr. WJ (1993) Plastic mulches for the production of vegetable crops. HortTechnology 3: 35-39.
Mane MS, Ayare BL and Magar SS (2006) Principles of drip irrigation system, Jain Brothers, New Delhi, pp. 24 -87.
Manifrinato HA (1974) Effect of drip irrigation on soil water plant relationships. Second Int. Drip Irrigation Congress, 446- 451.
Pattanaik SK, Sahu NN, Pradhan PC and Mohanty MK (2003) Response of Banana to drip irrigation under different irrigation designs. Journal of Agricultural Engineering 40: 29-34.
Pejic B, Varga JG, Milic S and Cupina B (2011) Effect of irrigation schedules on yield and water use of Onion (Allium cepa L.). African Journal of Biotechnology 10: 2644-2652.
Raina JN, Thakur BC and Verma ML (1999) Effect of drip irrigation and polyethylene mulch on yield, quality and water-use efficiency of tomato. Indian Journal of Agricultural Science 69: 430-433.
Reddy M, Ayyanagowdar MS, Nemichandrappa M, Balakrishnan P, Patil MG, Polishgowdar BS and Satishkumar U (2012) Techno economic feasibility of drip irrigation for onion (AlluimcepaL.). Karnataka Journal Agricultural Science 25: 475-478
Reddy M, Ayyanagowdar MS, Nemichandrappa M, Momin U, Sirajuddin M, Horaginamani and Ravichandran M(2011)Influence of drip irrigation methods on growth and yield of onion at Raichur region. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences 11(8): 580-587
Sankar V, Thangasamy A and Lawande KE (2015) Effects of drip irrigation on onion (Allium cepa) seed production under western Maharashtra conditions. International Journal of Tropical Agriculture 33: 621-625.
Singh R, Kumar S, Nangare DD and Meena MS (2009) Drip irrigation and black polyethylene mulch influence on growth, yield and water-use efficiency of tomato. African Journal of Agricultural Research 4: 1427-1430.
Singh R(2005) Influence of mulching on growth and yield of tomato (Lycopersiconesculentum) in north India plains. Vegetable Science 32: 55-58.
Vavrina CS and Roka FM(2000) Comparison of plastic mulch and bare-ground production and economics for short-day onions in a semitropical environment. HortTechnology 10: 326-330.
Downloads
Submitted
Published
Issue
Section
License
Journal of Soil Salinity and Water Quality serves as an official organ of the Indian Society of Soil Salinity and Water Quality (ISSSWQ) for the publication of research papers, reviews, and short communications as per the constitution and by-laws of the society. Soft and hard copy of the journal are sent free to all its members. All disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of competent court and forums in Kamal only. The society does not assume any responsibility for opinion by the authors in the articles and no-material in any form can be reproduced without the prior permission of the society. The society is not responsible for any delay, whatsoever, in publication/ delivery of the periodicals to the subscribers due to unforeseen circumstances or postal delay. The society does not vouch for any claims made by the advertisers of products and services. The publisher and the editors shall not be held liable for any consequences in the event of such claim not being honoured by the advertisers.
