Evaluation of humic substances fertigation through surface and subsurface drip irrigation systems on potato grown under Egyptian sandy soil conditions

E.M. Selim, A.A. Mosa and El-Ghamry, A.M.

Agricultural Water Management, 2009, vol. 96, issue 8, pages 1218-1222

Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of humic substances application in sandy soil under surface and subsurface drip irrigation systems on potato tubers yield quantity, quality, nutrients concentration in tubers and soil fertility after harvesting. For this purpose, field experiment was carried out at the experimental farm of the Agricultural Research Station, National Research Center, El-Nubaria district, Egypt during the winter season of 2007/2008. The used experimental design was split plot design with three replicates, main treatments were presented irrigation systems, i.e. surface and subsurface drip irrigation, while subtreatments were presented rates of humic substances additives which were 0, 60 and 120 kg ha-1. Results showed that increasing humic substances application rates up to 120 kg ha-1 enhanced tubers yield quantity, starch content and total soluble solids. The increase of humic substances application rates was associated with the decrease of nutrients leaching, which was reflected on increasing macro- and micronutrients concentration in potato tubers, as well as increasing concentration of these nutrients in soil after tubers harvesting. Subsurface drip irrigation system was found to be more efficient than surface drip irrigation system on improving tubers yield quantity, quality parameters and nutrients concentration content, in addition to soil fertility after harvesting.

Keywords: Humic; substance; Fertigation; Surface; drip; irrigation; Subsurface; drip; irrigation; Potato; Sandy; soil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009

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