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Table 5.13 Water productivity (kg/ha) of winter tomato under traditional cultivation, raised beds
cultivation and deficit irrigation application
Traditional
cultivation
Raised beds cultivation
Deficit irrigation application
With added
area
Without added
area
With added
area
Without added
area
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
9.5
12.1
12.3
12.8
10.4
Behira
8.9
9.5
9.5
10.1
8.8
Gharbia
3.8
4.4
5.5
5.4
4.5
Kafr El
Sheikh
6.8
9.4
9.8
10.0
7.9
Dakahlia
5.7
6.1
6.1
6.5
5.6
Damietta
2.7
3.0
3.8
3.7
3.1
Sharkia
10.3
12.6
12.7
13.3
11.0
Ismailia
11.3
14.3
14.5
15.1
12.3
Port Said
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
Suez
7.2
9.4
9.2
9.5
7.8
Menoufia
11.6
12.4
12.3
13.1
11.4
Qalyubia
6.3
10.1
9.1
8.9
7.4
Cairo
5.5
7.3
6.6
6.8
5.7
Average
7.2
8.8
8.8
9.1
7.6
Middle Egypt
Giza
8.9
11.6
12.1
12.4
10.0
Bani Sweif
9.8
10.5
10.6
11.2
9.7
Fayoum
6.5
8.7
8.8
9.1
7.3
Minya
7.8
9.9
9.9
10.3
8.4
Average
8.2
10.2
10.3
10.8
8.9
Upper Egypt
Assiut
6.3
7.4
7.5
7.8
6.6
Sohag
7.9
8.9
8.9
9.4
8.0
Qena
7.0
7.5
7.5
8.0
6.9
Luxor
6.8
7.4
7.5
7.9
6.8
Aswan
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.1
New Valley
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.6
3.2
Average
5.6
6.2
6.2
6.5
5.6
Border governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.5
6.7
North Sinai
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.1
South Sinai
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
Average
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.2
5.9
Overall
average
6.8
7.8
7.8
8.2
7.0
5 Vegetable Crops and Deficit Irrigation in Egypt