Abstract
Due to the serious water shortages the saving of irrigation water is very important, particularly in countries with limited water like as Egypt. A field experiment was conduct during the summer season of 2012 at El-Karada Water Research Station, Water Management and Irrigation Systems Research Institute, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt. This research aims to study the effect of new method of mulching on water saving and yield of maize. Four treatments were tested : no mulch (control) (A); straw mulch (B); 30 % plastic mulch (C), and 60 % plastic mulch (D). Mulching was performed with 30 and 60 % furrows preimeter, along 50 % furrows length. Applied irrigation water (AIW), water advance time (WAT), soil moisture content (SMC), water use efficiency (WUE), application water efficiency (Ea), ground water level (GWL), and grain yield (GY) were computed. Results showed that both treatments D and C decreased AIW about of 24.65 % and 21.65 %, while straw mulch treatment increased AIW about of 3.37 % compared with control treatment. Both treatments of C and D reduced (WAT) with 20.9 and 21.3 %, while treament of B increased it with 19.1 % compared with control treatment. Plastic mulch had siginficantly effect on SMC which the minimum values were recorded under treatments of D and C, respectively. On the other hand, highest values of SMC were obtained under straw mulch treatment. It was observed that WUE had the highest value under treatments C and D, respectively. While, the lowest value was obtained under straw mulch treatment. Application water efficiency invistegated the highest values under treatment of C and B, respectively. But, it had the lowest values under control treatment. Results of GWL indicated that the highest values were obtained under treatments D, A, B and C, respectively. Mulching affected grain yield non-significantly, but the highest grain production was observed in treatment of C (3034.2 Kg/fed.), and minimum in treatment of B (2401.1Kg/fed.). It was concluded that plastic mulch is the best method to save water under surface irrigation system.
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Claim · model-written summary
60% plastic mulch reduced applied irrigation water by 24.65%.
Zea maysOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“both treatments D and C decreased AIW about of 24.65 % and 21.65 %, while straw mulch treatment increased AIW about of 3.37 % compared with control treatment”
e1“yield of maize”
Claim · model-written summary
30% plastic mulch reduced applied irrigation water by 21.65%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“both treatments D and C decreased AIW about of 24.65 % and 21.65 %, while straw mulch treatment increased AIW about of 3.37 % compared with control treatment”
e1“yield of maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Straw mulch increased applied irrigation water by 3.37%.
- Treatment
- straw mulch treatmente0
- Outcome
- AIWe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 3.37 %e0
- Comparator
- control treatmente0
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e0“straw mulch treatment increased AIW about of 3.37 % compared with control treatment”
e1“yield of maize”
Claim · model-written summary
30% plastic mulch reduced water advance time by 20.9%.
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e0“Both treatments of C and D reduced (WAT) with 20.9 and 21.3 %, while treament of B increased it with 19.1 % compared with control treatment.”
e1“yield of maize”
Claim · model-written summary
60% plastic mulch reduced water advance time by 21.3%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both treatments of C and D reduced (WAT) with 20.9 and 21.3 %, while treament of B increased it with 19.1 % compared with control treatment.”
e1“yield of maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Straw mulch increased water advance time by 19.1%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both treatments of C and D reduced (WAT) with 20.9 and 21.3 %, while treament of B increased it with 19.1 % compared with control treatment.”
e1“yield of maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Plastic mulch significantly affected soil moisture, with minimum values under D and C.
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e0“Plastic mulch had siginficantly effect on SMC which the minimum values were recorded under treatments of D and C, respectively.”
e1“yield of maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Straw mulch produced the highest soil moisture content.
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e0“highest values of SMC were obtained under straw mulch treatment.”
e1“yield of maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Water use efficiency was highest under C and D.
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e0“WUE had the highest value under treatments C and D, respectively.”
e1“yield of maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Water use efficiency was lowest under straw mulch.
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e0“WUE had the highest value under treatments C and D, respectively. While, the lowest value was obtained under straw mulch treatment.”
e1“yield of maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Application water efficiency was highest under C and B.
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e0“Application water efficiency invistegated the highest values under treatment of C and B, respectively.”
e1“yield of maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Application water efficiency was lowest under control.
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e0“Application water efficiency invistegated the highest values under treatment of C and B, respectively. But, it had the lowest values under control treatment.”
e1“yield of maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Groundwater level ranked highest in D, followed by A, B and C.
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e0“Results of GWL indicated that the highest values were obtained under treatments D, A, B and C, respectively.”
e1“yield of maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulching did not significantly affect grain yield.
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e0“Mulching affected grain yield non-significantly”
e1“yield of maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Grain production was highest under C at 3034.2 Kg/fed.
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e0“the highest grain production was observed in treatment of C (3034.2 Kg/fed.)”
e1“yield of maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Grain production was lowest under B at 2401.1Kg/fed.
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e0“minimum in treatment of B (2401.1Kg/fed.)”
e1“yield of maize”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend plastic mulch to save surface irrigation water.
- Outcome
- plastic mulch is the best method to save watere0
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Verbatim
e0“plastic mulch is the best method to save water under surface irrigation system.”
e1“yield of maize”
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