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At 90% ETc, yields remained elevated.
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Verbatim
e0“90% ETc sustained elevated yields and WUE”
e1“It advocates for 90% ETc to provide sustainable sweet pepper cultivation in arid places, optimizing water conservation and yield”
Title
Ransford O. Darko; Prince C. Wadie; Emmanuel Afutu; et al. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research 2025. doi:10.21608/ejar.2025.360782.1642
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Intervention effect Full ETc irrigation produced greatest growth and productivity.
- Observation Full ETc irrigation achieved water-use efficiency of 1.3 kg/m³.
- Intervention effect At 90% ETc, water-use efficiency remained elevated.
- Intervention effect The authors report no significant yield reduction under modest water stress.
- Intervention effect At 70% ETc, growth decreased markedly.
- Intervention effect At 70% ETc, yield decreased markedly.
- Intervention effect At 70% ETc, water-use efficiency decreased markedly.
- Association The initial season had superior performance, attributed to climate.
- Observation The authors identify mid-season as the period with highest water requirements.
- Recommendation The authors advocate 90% ETc irrigation for sustainable sweet pepper cultivation.