1Dept. of WET, JNT University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad
Dept. of SWE, CAE, UAS, Raichur
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Online published on 31 May, 2019.
A field experiments was conducted on the sandy loam soil at Northern transition zone II of India. To compare the yield and water use efficiency of cabbage under different level drip (80%, 100% and 120% ET) and furrow irrigation with mulch and non-mulch condition. the crop was grown in rabi season in MARS, UAS, Raichur. the study showed that the water use efficiency was higher in mulch with 80% ET (36.95 kg m−3) followed by 80% et with non-mulch condition (33.85 kg m−3). The water use efficiency was lowest in furrow irrigation with non-mulch plots (10.91 kg m−3). the study also showed that the highest yield was recorded in mulch (81.24 t ha−1) than the nonmulch (74.08 t ha−1). In the combined effect, the mulch with 100% et (92.95 t ha−1) recorded the maximum yield than the same level of irrigation under non-mulch treatment (84.19 t ha−1). From the study the results showed the yield and water use efficiency of cabbage was higher in 100% ET with mulch.
Water use efficiency, evapotraspiration, field capacity, cabbage, drip irrigation, mulching
