Abstract
Water productivity can be enhanced by using drip irrigation on raised beds to minimize water wastage. This was demonstrated in field trials carried out on farmers' fields with Maize (Zea mays L.) in semi-arid area during 2020 and 2021. This study compared water productivity, crop yield and economic profitability of raised beds under drip irrigation with bed furrow and conventional ridge planting. Three treatments, T1 (raised bed planting with drip irrigation), T2 (bed planting with furrow irrigation) and T3 (ridge planting with furrow irrigation) were designed. Data on yield parameters, water productivity and quality parameters were recorded. Results revealed that the treatment of raised bed planting with drip irrigation (T1) was found to be superior as it showed significantly higher grain yield (7.67 and 8.2 t/ha) compared to bed furrow (T2; 5.91 and 6.2 t/ha) and conventional ridge furrow (T3; 3.99 and 4.6 t/ha) treatments during 2020 and 2021, respectively. Plant height, 1000-gain weight, grain yield/cob and grain protein contents of T1 treatment were significantly higher than in the other planting methods. Maximum water productivity (3.25 and 4.65 kg/ha m³) was also obtained from T1 treatment with 34% and 54% water savings compared to bed furrow and 60% and 63% water saving compared to ridge furrow treatments during 2020 and 2021 seasons, respectively. The results suggest that both crop and water productivity can be enhanced by adopting drip irrigation on raised beds in Punjab, Pakistan, where water wastage is a common issue.
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Claim · model-written summary
Raised bed planting with drip irrigation gave higher maize grain yield than bed furrow planting in 2020 and 2021.
- Treatment
- raised bed planting with drip irrigatione1
- Outcome
- grain yielde1
- Direction
- significantly highere1
- Value
- 7.67 and 8.2 t/hae1
- Qualifier
- 5.91 and 6.2 t/hae1
- Comparator
- bed furrowe1
- Setting
- farmers' fieldse2
Zea maysOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“the treatment of raised bed planting with drip irrigation (T1) was found to be superior as it showed significantly higher grain yield (7.67 and 8.2 t/ha) compared to bed furrow (T2; 5.91 and 6.2 t/ha) and conventional ridge furrow (T3; 3.99 and 4.6 t/ha) treatments during 2020 and 2021, respectively”
e2“field trials carried out on farmers' fields with Maize (Zea mays L.) in semi-arid area during 2020 and 2021”
Claim · model-written summary
Raised bed planting with drip irrigation gave higher maize grain yield than conventional ridge furrow planting in 2020 and 2021.
- Treatment
- raised bed planting with drip irrigatione1
- Outcome
- grain yielde1
- Direction
- significantly highere1
- Value
- 7.67 and 8.2 t/hae1
- Qualifier
- 3.99 and 4.6 t/hae1
- Comparator
- conventional ridge furrowe1
- Setting
- farmers' fieldse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“the treatment of raised bed planting with drip irrigation (T1) was found to be superior as it showed significantly higher grain yield (7.67 and 8.2 t/ha) compared to bed furrow (T2; 5.91 and 6.2 t/ha) and conventional ridge furrow (T3; 3.99 and 4.6 t/ha) treatments during 2020 and 2021, respectively”
e2“field trials carried out on farmers' fields with Maize (Zea mays L.) in semi-arid area during 2020 and 2021”
Claim · model-written summary
The T1 drip treatment gave maximum water productivity, 3.25 and 4.65 kg/ha m³ in 2020 and 2021.
- Treatment
- T1e1
- Outcome
- water productivitye1
- Direction
- Maximume1
- Value
- 3.25 and 4.65 kg/ha m³e1
- Setting
- farmers' fieldse2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Maximum water productivity (3.25 and 4.65 kg/ha m³) was also obtained from T1 treatment with 34% and 54% water savings compared to bed furrow and 60% and 63% water saving compared to ridge furrow treatments during 2020 and 2021 seasons, respectively”
e2“field trials carried out on farmers' fields with Maize (Zea mays L.) in semi-arid area during 2020 and 2021”
Claim · model-written summary
The T1 drip treatment saved 34% and 54% water compared with bed furrow.
- Treatment
- T1e1
- Outcome
- water savingse1
- Direction
- higherinferrede1
- Value
- 34% and 54%e1
- Comparator
- bed furrowe1
- Setting
- farmers' fieldse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Maximum water productivity (3.25 and 4.65 kg/ha m³) was also obtained from T1 treatment with 34% and 54% water savings compared to bed furrow and 60% and 63% water saving compared to ridge furrow treatments during 2020 and 2021 seasons, respectively”
e2“field trials carried out on farmers' fields with Maize (Zea mays L.) in semi-arid area during 2020 and 2021”
Claim · model-written summary
The T1 drip treatment saved 60% and 63% water compared with ridge furrow.
- Treatment
- T1e1
- Outcome
- water savinge1
- Direction
- higherinferrede1
- Value
- 60% and 63%e1
- Comparator
- ridge furrowe1
- Setting
- farmers' fieldse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Maximum water productivity (3.25 and 4.65 kg/ha m³) was also obtained from T1 treatment with 34% and 54% water savings compared to bed furrow and 60% and 63% water saving compared to ridge furrow treatments during 2020 and 2021 seasons, respectively”
e2“field trials carried out on farmers' fields with Maize (Zea mays L.) in semi-arid area during 2020 and 2021”
Claim · model-written summary
The T1 drip treatment significantly increased plant height, 1000-grain weight and grain yield per cob compared with other planting methods.
- Treatment
- T1e1
- Outcome
- Plant height, 1000-gain weight, grain yield/cobe1
- Direction
- significantly highere1
- Comparator
- other planting methodse1
- Setting
- farmers' fieldse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Plant height, 1000-gain weight, grain yield/cob and grain protein contents of T1 treatment were significantly higher than in the other planting methods”
e2“field trials carried out on farmers' fields with Maize (Zea mays L.) in semi-arid area during 2020 and 2021”
Claim · model-written summary
The T1 drip treatment significantly increased grain protein content compared with other planting methods.
- Treatment
- T1e1
- Outcome
- grain protein contentse1
- Direction
- significantly highere1
- Comparator
- other planting methodse1
- Setting
- farmers' fieldse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Plant height, 1000-gain weight, grain yield/cob and grain protein contents of T1 treatment were significantly higher than in the other planting methods”
e2“field trials carried out on farmers' fields with Maize (Zea mays L.) in semi-arid area during 2020 and 2021”
Claim · model-written summary
Adopting drip irrigation on raised beds can enhance both crop and water productivity in Punjab, Pakistan.
- Treatment
- adopting drip irrigation on raised bedse1
- Outcome
- crop and water productivitye1
- Setting
- Punjab, Pakistane1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The results suggest that both crop and water productivity can be enhanced by adopting drip irrigation on raised beds in Punjab, Pakistan, where water wastage is a common issue”
e2“field trials carried out on farmers' fields with Maize (Zea mays L.) in semi-arid area during 2020 and 2021”
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