Improving potato cultivation using siphons for partial root-zone drying irrigation: A case study in the Blue Nile river basin, Ethiopia

Improving potato cultivation using siphons for partial root-zone drying irrigation: A case study in the Blue Nile river basin, Ethiopia

Partial root-zone drying (PRD) is an irrigation technique which consists of alternating the water supply from one furrow to another, and keeping the other one dry during the weekly alternation period. Studies assessing PRD in potato have reported a 30-50% of water savings with no tuber yield reducti...

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Main Authors: Yactayo Wendy, Ramírez David A., German Tigist, Worku Alemu, Abeb Atklte, Harahagazwe Dieudonné, Mares Victor, De Mendiburu Felipe, Quiroz Roberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2017-02-01
Series:Open Agriculture
Subjects:
bahir dar
demonstration strip design
irrigation techniques
jalene variety
prd
siphon
water saving
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2017-0028

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https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2017-0028

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