Co-Authors:
Martinez Hernandez, J.J., Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, 50250, Israel, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
Bar-Yosef, B., Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, 50250, Israel, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
Kafkafi, U., Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, 50250, Israel, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
Abstract:
Subsurface (SS) drip fertigation may increase sweet corn ear yield relative to surface (S) fertigation, because immobile nutrients are delivered at the center of the soil-root volume rather than on top of the soil. A container (1 × 1 × 1 m) experiment was conducted on a loessial soil (Haploxeralf) to test this hypothesis. Marketable and total ear yields were higher for tricklers placed 30 cm below the soil surface (3.22 and 4.90 kg m-2, respectively) than on the surface (2.86 and 4.30 kg m-2, respectively). Total fresh weight, dry matter production and plant height during the growing season were also greater for subsurface emitters. Deep trickler position significantly increased P and K content at the center of the root zone. The enhanced concentration apparently stimulated plant rooting which, together with the higher nutrient activity in the soil solution, increased P and K uptake rates, which in turn facilitated the higher dry matter production and commercial yield relative to surface trickler placement. The higher root activity in SS than in S fertigation was reconfirmed by soil air CO2 concentration measurements which showed significant differences between the two treatments during the growth season. © 1991 Springer-Verlag.
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