Co-Authors:
Meron, M., Inst of Soil & Water ARO, Bet-Dagan, Isr, Inst of Soil & Water ARO, Bet-Dagan, Isr
Levin, I., Inst of Soil & Water ARO, Bet-Dagan, Isr, Inst of Soil & Water ARO, Bet-Dagan, Isr
Abstract:
Employment of drip irrigation in cotton enables accurate adjustment of water and nutrient supply to the crop demand. Whereas crop water demand is mainly a function of crop cover soil water content and atmospheric conditions, mineral nutrient uptake might be related to irrigation only indirectly. It is a function of crop biomass accumulation, specific sink development in plant organs, and nutrient availability in the active root zone. Macro-nutrient uptake was studied in Acala cotton under furrow (Bassett et al. 1970) and sprinkler irrigation (Halevy 1976). The objective of this work was to study the NPK uptake patterns of high yielding cotton under frequent drip irrigation and non-limiting fertilization.