Open AccessProductivity and water use efficiency of kinnow mandarin (citrus reticulate blanco) as influenced by drip trickle irrigation and hydrogel
Author(s) -
Vijay Kumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of plant and soil research/annals of plant and soil research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2347-6036
pISSN - 0972-1959
DOI - 10.47815/apsr.2021.10085
Subject(s) - drip irrigation , mulch , trickle , plastic mulch , loam , titratable acid , water use efficiency , water content , horticulture , irrigation , agronomy , mathematics , environmental science , soil water , biology , soil science , geotechnical engineering , political science , law , engineering
An experiment was conducted to find out the effect of drip trickle irrigation and hydrogel with black polyethylene mulch on productivity and water use efficiency of Kinnow mandarin. The two years pooled data revealed that highest available nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (244, 20 and 164 kgha-1), porosity and maximum water holding capacity (34.5 and 40.9 %) and percent increase height, spread and canopy volume (13.6, 14.8 and 44.5 %), respectively, were obtained with the application of 3 days drip trickle irrigation and 90 g hydrogel with black polyethylene mulch materials of tree. The drip trickle irrigation and hydrogel with black polyethylene mulch produced a significantly (p=0.05) maximum improve in soil moisture content over control treatment. The 3 days drip trickle irrigation and 90 g hydrogel with mulch showed highest fruit yield (9404.7 kg ha-1), length (6.5 cm), weight (116.5 g) and quality of fruit volume (113.9 cc), Juice content (54.1 %) and TSS (13.3 0Brix). The specific gravity and titratable acidity showed reverse trend. The water use efficiency and benefit cost ratio were better in 3 days drip trickle irrigation and 90 g hydrogel with mulch materials of tree.