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AGRONOMY-BASEL
卷 10, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy10050668
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yield; stomatal conductance; leaf temperature; soil mulching; irrigation management; deficit irrigation; evapotranspiration; Hargraves-Samani equation; Penman-Monteith equation; soil moisture sensors
Water use efficiency is a main research target in agriculture, which consumes 70% of global freshwater. This study aimed at identifying sustainable water management strategies for the lettuce crop in a semi-arid climate. Three independent experiments were carried out on a commercial variety of lettuce (Lactuca sativaL.) by applying different irrigation levels based on crop evapotranspiration (ETc), estimated through both the Hargreaves-Samani and Penman-Monteith equations. In the first experiment, one treatment was also guided by soil moisture sensors. In the second and third experiments, a factorial combination was used, combining the different irrigation levels with two soil mulching treatments, namely soil without mulch, and soil mulched with dried rice straw residues. The application of different irrigation levels significantly affected plant growth, yield, and physiology. Both the adoption of sensors for guiding irrigation and the application of mulching with straw promoted higher yield. As the irrigation water level was reduced, the WUE (water use efficiency) increased. WUE was also increased by covering the soil with mulch. The experiments point out that accurate management of irrigation water using a drip irrigation system associated with soil mulching increases yield and improves the WUE of lettuce crops in the Central Dry Zone, Myanmar.
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