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Table 4.7 Water productivity (kg/ha) of Egyptian clover 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
5.8
6.5
6.5
6.8
6.1
Behira
10.0
13.1
12.8
13.2
11.1
Gharbia
7.6
8.8
11.0
10.4
9.0
Kafr El
Sheikh
12.8
17.0
18.3
18.2
15.0
Dakahlia
6.0
8.1
8.5
8.6
7.0
Damietta
7.8
10.1
11.0
11.0
9.1
Sharkia
7.9
10.6
10.9
11.1
9.1
Ismailia
6.3
7.8
8.0
8.2
7.1
Port Said
6.9
6.9
6.9
7.3
7.0
Suez
6.2
8.9
8.8
9.0
7.2
Menoufia
9.1
12.6
13.2
12.5
10.7
Qalyubia
7.6
10.7
10.9
10.4
8.9
Cairo
5.0
7.0
7.2
6.9
5.9
Average
7.6
9.8
10.3
10.3
8.7
Middle Egypt
Giza
7.7
10.2
11.1
11.0
9.1
Bani Sweif
8.7
11.3
12.3
12.2
10.1
Fayoum
4.2
4.8
6.0
5.7
4.9
Minya
5.0
6.8
7.0
7.1
5.8
Average
6.4
8.2
9.1
9.0
7.5
Upper Egypt
Assiut
7.7
9.7
10.9
10.8
9.0
Sohag
6.5
8.4
9.2
9.1
7.6
Qena
4.7
6.2
6.5
6.6
5.4
Luxor
2.8
3.6
3.8
3.9
3.2
Aswan
3.7
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.1
New Valley
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.9
6.7
Average
5.3
6.5
6.9
7.0
6.0
Border governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.3
3.1
North Sinai
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
Average
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.4
Overall
average
5.7
7.0
7.4
7.4
6.4
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