Comparison of the effect of surface and subsurface irrigation systems with permeable reservoirs on water saving and growth indicators of (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.) seedling
Subject Areas : Water and EnvironmentBahareh Saeb 1 , Mahdi Ramezani 2 * , Parvin Farshchi 3 , seyed akbar javadi 4 , Shahram Baikpour 5
1 - Ph.D. Candidate of Environmental Science – Biodiversity, Department of Environmental and Forest Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resource and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Associated professor, Department of Environmental and Forest Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resource and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
3 - Assistant professor, Department of Environmental and Forest Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resource and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
4 - Associated professor, Department of Nature Engineering (Watershed management and pasture management), Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
5 - Assistant professor, Department of Environmental and Forest Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resource and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Keywords: subsurface irrigation, volume and frequency of irrigation, growth parameters, Elaeagnus angustifolia L. seedling.,
Abstract :
Background and Objective: Limited water resources and severe evaporation and transpiration are among effective factors in water crisis and are the most important challenges of vegetation establishment in arid and semi-arid areas such as Iran، Therefore, it seems that the use of subsurface irrigation method with permeable reservoirs is one of the most appropriate irrigation methods in these areas، These reservoirs preserve irrigation and rainfall water by osmotic pressure difference mechanism and provide directly and continuously supply soil moisture within the limits of agricultural capacity at the root of the plant, and as a result, evaporation losses and deep penetration of water are reduced and saving and increasing water productivity and improving plant growth occur. The purpose of this research is to investigate and compare the effect of two treatments of basin irrigation (T1) and irrigation with porous permeable reservoirs made of agricultural gypsum with dolomite and talc powder (T2) on irrigation indicators and seedling growth of (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.).
Material and Methodology: The current research is a completely randomized experimental study with the aim of investigating and comparing the effect of basin irrigation treatment and water-permeable reservoirs made of agricultural gypsum, perlite, dolomite and talcum powder (T2) on the volume and irrigation cycle (amount and frequency of irrigation), seedling growth and establishment indicators including height, collar diameter, average canopy diameter and survival percentage of 4-year-old elder plant species (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.) in the growing season of 2021 and 2022. This research was carried out in a plot of land in the campus of Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran.
Fidings: The results showed an 80 % of saving in the growing season of 2021 and 77.28 % in the growing season of 2022 in the amount of water consumed and quartering the irrigation frequency and a 4-5 doubling of the irrigation cycle in the irrigation treatment with subsurface permeable reservoirs (T2)، Also, the use of irrigation treatment (T2) had a positive and significant effect on the growth of the collar diameter and the growth of seedling height compared to the irrigation treatment (T1) (p < 0.001), but despite the fact that the average crown diameter and the survival rate were higher in the irrigation treatment (T2), this increase was not statistically significant (p < 0.05).
Discussion & Conclusion: Therefore, the results of this research show the positive effect of the subsurface irrigation method with permeable reservoirs on water saving and the growth of Elaeagnus angustifolia L seedlings compared to the surface irrigation method.
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