Study the effects of some fertilizer and irrigation managements in adaptation and development of saffron cultivation in arid regions

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Title: Study the effects of some fertilizer and irrigation managements in adaptation and development of saffron cultivation in arid regions
Authors: Mahmoud Gholami, Mohammad Kafi, Hamid reza Khazaie, Hossein Abarghouei
Source: Zirā̒at va Fanāvarī-i Za̒farān, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 207-225 (2019)
Publisher Information: University of Torbat Heydarieh, 2019.
Publication Year: 2019
Collection: LCC:Agriculture (General)
Subject Terms: Corm weight, Cow manure, Humaster-Saffron, Vermincompost, Agriculture (General), S1-972, Agricultural industries, HD9000-9495
More Details: In order to improve saffron yield and modify crop pattern in arid areas, a split plot experiment was conducted based on randomized complete block design with three replication in a research field in Charkhab village of Yazd province during 2013-2016. Main plots included; irrigation in three levels (100%, 75% and 50% of ETc), and sub plots were seven fertilizer management including; control (zero fertilization), applying 10 t/ha cow manure(10M), 10 t/ha vermicompost by spreading(10V), 10 t/ha vermicompost buried under planting corm rows (10RV), 5 t/ha vermicompost buried under planting corm rows(5RV), spraying 10 L/ha Humaster Saffron fertilizer for 1 (SH) or 2 (CH) times after flowering. Results showed that as water stress decreased from 75% to 50% ET, flower yield and its relative traits, bud number per plant, leaf dry weight, highest corm weight, total corm weight and effective corm weight decreased significantly in each treatment. Among fertilizer managements, 10M treatment increased growth characteristics of saffron plants in the first year while 10RV and CH treatments showed better performance in the second and third years. Generally, results showed that using Humaster-Saffron fertilizer showed advantages in comparison with other treatments due to its potassium and humic acid content and possibility of its easy application in every year and along with irrigation water.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: Persian
ISSN: 2383-1529
2383-2142
Relation: http://saffron.torbath.ac.ir/article_75221_d049fcaa314ac4612d0e49c13ae0789c.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2383-1529; https://doaj.org/toc/2383-2142
DOI: 10.22048/jsat.2018.106340.1272
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/75f963a136e643609b70945e21171d22
Accession Number: edsdoj.75f963a136e643609b70945e21171d22
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:23831529
23832142
DOI:10.22048/jsat.2018.106340.1272
Published in:Zirā̒at va Fanāvarī-i Za̒farān
Language:Persian