Subsurface drip irrigation scheduling for cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) grown in solar greenhouse based on 20cm standard pan evaporation in Northeast China

Wang, Zhenying; Liu, Zuoxin; Zhang, Zikun; Liu, Xingbin

Subsurface drip irrigation scheduling for cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) grown in solar greenhouse based on 20cm standard pan evaporation in Northeast China

2009

Wang, Zhenying | Liu, Zuoxin | Zhang, Zikun | Liu, Xingbin

The experiment was conducted in a solar greenhouse to determine the optimum irrigation frequency and quantity for cucumber under subsurface drip irrigation based on evaporation from a 20cm diameter pan (E p) placed above the crop canopy. Two irrigation intervals (I1: 4-day and I2: 8-day) and three plant-pan coefficients (K cp1: 0.6; K cp2: 0.8 and K cp3: 1.0) were compared. Crop evapotranspiration (ET) and fruits yield increased with the increasing of irrigation water. The K cp3 treatments had the highest yield, while K cp2 had the highest irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) and water use efficiency (WUE) values in both irrigation intervals. The yields of K cp2 treatments decreased only 4.87% and 5.93% in both intervals though total irrigation water decreased 14.3% compared to K cp3 treatment. Irrigation water amount significantly (P <0.01) and positively affected the fruit number and fruit water content, whereas significantly and negatively affected the soluble sugar (SS), Vitamin C (Vc) and free amino acid (FAA) content in fruits. In conclusion, I2K cp2 (0.8E p with 8-day interval) was the optimum irrigation schedule for cumber plants grown in solar greenhouse under subsurface drip irrigation in arid and semi-arid areas that are in lack of water resources.

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