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production alternatives, except under deficit irrigation with added area. This result
is attributed to only new lands is cultivated this governorates, thus the cultivation on
raised beds was not implemented.
4.4 Conclusion
Our results indicated that application of deficit irrigation to Egyptian clover and
sugar beet grown on raised beds allowed saving large amounts of irrigation water.
This amount could be used to increase the cultivated area of another crop has
production- consumption gap. The results showed that cultivation on raised beds and
application of deficit irrigation to Egyptian clover resulted in increasing its total
production by 13% and 8%, respectively. With respect to sugar beet, cultivation on
raised beds and application of deficit irrigation resulted in increasing its total production by 10% and 5%, respectively. In both crops, application of deficit irrigation
on raised beds resulted in higher water productivity value than the value obtained
under traditional cultivation.
References
Abdel-Mawly SE, Zanouny I (2004) Response of sugar beet (Beta Vulgaris, l.) to potassium application and irrigation with saline water. Ass Univ Bull Environ Res 7(1):37–41
Abouelenein R, Oweis T, El Sherif M, Awad H, Foaad F, Abd El Hafez S, Hammam A, Karajeh F,
Karo M, Linda A (2009) Improving wheat water productivity under different methods of irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer rates. Egypt J Appl Sci 24(12A):417–431
Abouelenein R, Oweis T, Sherif M, Khalil FA, Abed El-Hafez SA, Karajeh F (2010) A new water
saving and yield increase method for growing berseem on raised seed bed in Egypt. Egypt
J Appl Sci 25(2A):26–41
Aggarwal P, Goswami B (2003) Bed planting system for increasing water use efficiency of wheat
(T. Aestibum) grown in Inseptisol. Indian J Agric Sci 73:422–425
Ahmad IM, Qubal B, Ahmad G, Shah NH (2009) Maize yield, plant tissue and residual soil N as
affected by nitrogen management and tillage system. J Agric Biol Sci 1(1):19–29
Baigy MJ, Sahebi FG, Pourkhiz I, Ejlali F, Asgari A (2012) Effect of water deficit stress on sugar
beet production in the type drip irrigation. Int J Agric Res Rev 2(S):1032–1036
Bakker D, Hamilton M, Hetherington GJ, Spann R (2010) Salinity dynamics and the potential
for improvement of water logged and saline land in a Mediterranean climate using permanent
raised beds. Soil Tillage Res 110(1):8–24
Barker DJ, Caradus JR, McManus MT 1993 Physiological responses of white clover genotypes
to water deficit. In: Proceedings of the 17th International Grassland Congress, vol 1: 8–21
February pp 67–68. Palmerston North, New Zealand
Barzegar A, Yousefi A, Zargoosh N (2016) Water stress and soil compaction impacts on clover
growth and nutrient concentration. Eurasian J Soil Sci 5(2):139–145
Blackburn (1984) Sugarcane, Tropical Agriculture Series, 1st edn. Longman, London/New York,
414 pages
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production alternatives, except under deficit irrigation with added area. This result
is attributed to only new lands is cultivated this governorates, thus the cultivation on
raised beds was not implemented.
4.4 Conclusion
Our results indicated that application of deficit irrigation to Egyptian clover and
sugar beet grown on raised beds allowed saving large amounts of irrigation water.
This amount could be used to increase the cultivated area of another crop has
production- consumption gap. The results showed that cultivation on raised beds and
application of deficit irrigation to Egyptian clover resulted in increasing its total
production by 13% and 8%, respectively. With respect to sugar beet, cultivation on
raised beds and application of deficit irrigation resulted in increasing its total production by 10% and 5%, respectively. In both crops, application of deficit irrigation
on raised beds resulted in higher water productivity value than the value obtained
under traditional cultivation.
References
Abdel-Mawly SE, Zanouny I (2004) Response of sugar beet (Beta Vulgaris, l.) to potassium application and irrigation with saline water. Ass Univ Bull Environ Res 7(1):37–41
Abouelenein R, Oweis T, El Sherif M, Awad H, Foaad F, Abd El Hafez S, Hammam A, Karajeh F,
Karo M, Linda A (2009) Improving wheat water productivity under different methods of irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer rates. Egypt J Appl Sci 24(12A):417–431
Abouelenein R, Oweis T, Sherif M, Khalil FA, Abed El-Hafez SA, Karajeh F (2010) A new water
saving and yield increase method for growing berseem on raised seed bed in Egypt. Egypt
J Appl Sci 25(2A):26–41
Aggarwal P, Goswami B (2003) Bed planting system for increasing water use efficiency of wheat
(T. Aestibum) grown in Inseptisol. Indian J Agric Sci 73:422–425
Ahmad IM, Qubal B, Ahmad G, Shah NH (2009) Maize yield, plant tissue and residual soil N as
affected by nitrogen management and tillage system. J Agric Biol Sci 1(1):19–29
Baigy MJ, Sahebi FG, Pourkhiz I, Ejlali F, Asgari A (2012) Effect of water deficit stress on sugar
beet production in the type drip irrigation. Int J Agric Res Rev 2(S):1032–1036
Bakker D, Hamilton M, Hetherington GJ, Spann R (2010) Salinity dynamics and the potential
for improvement of water logged and saline land in a Mediterranean climate using permanent
raised beds. Soil Tillage Res 110(1):8–24
Barker DJ, Caradus JR, McManus MT 1993 Physiological responses of white clover genotypes
to water deficit. In: Proceedings of the 17th International Grassland Congress, vol 1: 8–21
February pp 67–68. Palmerston North, New Zealand
Barzegar A, Yousefi A, Zargoosh N (2016) Water stress and soil compaction impacts on clover
growth and nutrient concentration. Eurasian J Soil Sci 5(2):139–145
Blackburn (1984) Sugarcane, Tropical Agriculture Series, 1st edn. Longman, London/New York,
414 pages
4 Field Crops and Deficit Irrigation in Egypt