Effects of Brackish Irrigation Water and Fertilizers on Millet and Corn
- 1 January 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Experimental Agriculture
- Vol. 9 (2) , 181-188
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0014479700005640
Abstract
SUMMARY A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of irrigation with brackish water on the growth and composition of millet and corn, fertilized with various combinations of N and P. Millet irrigated with water of EC 3.30 mmho/cm. produced yields 79 to 93 per cent of the control (tap water of 0.61 mmho/cm.), depending on the N and P treatment applied. With water of EC 5.05 mmho/cm. yields equivalent to 52–72 per cent were obtained. Corn yields were 78–90 per cent of the control with irrigation water of 4.60 mmho/cm., and 55–64 per cent when irrigated with water of 7.06 mmho/cm. The N and P contents were mostly higher in plants grown on plots irrigated with brackish water.Keywords
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