Effect of Irrigation Methods and Mulching on Growth, Yield and Water Productivity of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)  Under Kassala State Conditions, Sudan

Ahmed Babiker Ahmed Khalifa; Amir  Bakhiet Saed; Shaker Babiker Ahamed Khalifa; Eltigani  Elnour Bashier

doi:10.52981/fajas.v6i2.2800

Ahmed Babiker Ahmed Khalifa Agricultural Research Corporation, Kassala, Sudan.
Amir Bakhiet Saed Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan .
Shaker Babiker Ahamed Khalifa Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Omdurman Islamic university, Sudan.
Eltigani Elnour Bashier Water Management and Irrigation Institute, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52981/fajas.v6i2.2800

Keywords: Drip irrigation, surface irrigation, mulching, productivity

Abstract

with three replications. The main plots were assigned irrigation regimes and the (2.8m×4m) subplots for mulching. Eight treatments were randomly distributed in each replicate. The results showed that growth parameters were affected by the quantity of water applied under drip irrigation system and the stress was clearly observed on 75% ET_c compared to 100% ET_c in both seasons. Moreover, the interaction between irrigation method and mulching showed that the best growth parameters were recorded under drip irrigation at 100% of ET_c with mulch compared with 75% ET_c under drip irrigation without mulch. However, the highest yield components and quality of tomato were recorded with 100% ET_c under drip irrigation while, the lowest were recorded with 75% ET_c and surface irrigation in both seasons. Among the interaction between irrigation methods and mulching the highest yield components and quality recorded with 100% ET_c under drip irrigation with mulch and it was significantly superior to all other treatments and the lowest were recorded with 75% ET_c under drip irrigation without mulch in both seasons. The percentage of the applied water saved were 88.8% and 88.9%, 85.3% and 85.5%, 81.9% and 82%, 13.4% and 11.5% for the 75% ET_c, 100% ET_c, 125% ET_c and surface irrigation with mulch for season 2019/2020 and 2020/2021, respectively compared to surface irrigation without mulch. The highest values of productivities were recorded with 100% ET_c under drip irrigation with mulch under drip irrigation system in both seasons.

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