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Year 2017, , 51 - 58, 23.11.2017
https://doi.org/10.26558/ijcst.347891

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  • El Mokh, F., Nagaz, K., Masmoudi, M.M., Ben Mechlia, N. 2011. Adaptation of irrigation and crop management under water deficit conditions of southern Tunisia. Proceedings of the XIV IWRA World Water Congress on “Adaptive Water Management: Looking to the future”, Enotel Resort, Porto de Galinhas PE Brazil, CD-rom, 25-29 September 2011.
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  • Horst, M.G., Shamutalov, Sh.S., Pereira, L.S., Gonc¸alves, J.M. (2005). Field assessment of the water saving potential with furrow irrigation in Fergana, Aral Sea Basin. Agric. Water Manage. 77, 210–231.
  • Nagaz, K., Ben Mechlia, N. 2003. Etude de la consommation en eau et de la production de l’orge sous irrigation à l’eau salée. Revue des Régions Arides 14 (1): 17-29.
  • Nagaz K., Ben Mechlia N. 1998. Barley production under different irrigation regimes with two water qualities. Agricoltura Mediterranea, Vol. 128(1), 28-33.
  • Tanner, CB., Sinclair, TR. 1983. Efficient water use in crop production: research or re-Search. In Limitations to EfficientWater Use in Crop Production, Taylor HM, Jordan WR, Sinclair TR (eds). ASA, CSSA, SSSA: Madison, Wisc.(USA); 1-27.
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Irrigation management to improve smallholder’s incomes for saline conditions

Year 2017, , 51 - 58, 23.11.2017
https://doi.org/10.26558/ijcst.347891

Abstract







Irrigation management to
improve smallholder’s incomes for saline conditions





 



Fathia El Mokh 1*, Kamel
Nagaz 1, Mohamed Moncef Masmoudi2, Netij Ben Mechlia2



1Institut des Régions Arides, 4119 Médenine, Tunisia

2INAT, 43 avenue Charles Nicolle,  2083 Tunis, Tunisia





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ABSTRACT

 







Abstract:  In the Mediterranean arid
regions, the water limitation is the constraint major for agriculture
development. Under this condition, one of the most common water quality
concerns for irrigated agriculture is saline. The use of this saline water is
increasing with the increasing of water scarcity. Its use without integrate
management (soil, crop and water) poses high risks of land degradation and
crop productivity reduces. Therefore, this study was considered in southern
Tunisia to investigate farmer irrigation practices over two years. The impact
of irrigation strategies with saline water (6 dS/m) on yield, soil salinity,
water productivity and farmer net return were evaluated. Five crops were
considered: barley, carrot, fava bean, pepper and potato. The irrigation
strategies based on soil water balance method (SWB) which are full irrigation
strategy (FI: restore 100% of the crop evapotranspiration) and deficit
treatment (DI70: 70% of the ETc covered) were compared to farmer practice
(FM). For both seasons, FM strategy caused a significant increase in soil
salinity that affects considerably the yield produced for most of the crops
compared to the full and the deficit (30%) water supply strategies. The water
restriction of 30% improves the total water productivity without affecting
yield significantly especially for barley and faba bean where the yield
reduction was ranging from 2.5 to 9.5%. Results showed that the practice of
cash crops (potato, carrot and faba bean) which have a short cycle improves
considerably the farmer incomes compared to the barley crop. The pepper
provides also high economic return for farmer but it consumes more water and
has a long growing cycle. Based on this analysis, the farmer income can be
improve considerably with better irrigation and crop management.




 

Key words: Water management, Salinity, Yield, Water
productivity, Farmer return.

 

















[*] Corresponding author: elmokh.fa@gmail.com





References

  • El Mokh, F., Nagaz, K., Masmoudi, M.M., Ben Mechlia, N. 2011. Adaptation of irrigation and crop management under water deficit conditions of southern Tunisia. Proceedings of the XIV IWRA World Water Congress on “Adaptive Water Management: Looking to the future”, Enotel Resort, Porto de Galinhas PE Brazil, CD-rom, 25-29 September 2011.
  • Erkossa, T., Awulachew, S. B., Haileslassie, A and Yilma, A D. 2009. Impacts of Improving Water Management of Smallholder Agriculture in the Upper Blue Nile Basin CP 19 Project Workshop Proceedings agronomy journal. Henrik H., Mark P., Erik, J. 2011. Faba bean in cropping systems, the magazine of the European association for grain legume research Issue No.56 April 2011.
  • Horst, M.G., Shamutalov, Sh.S., Pereira, L.S., Gonc¸alves, J.M. (2005). Field assessment of the water saving potential with furrow irrigation in Fergana, Aral Sea Basin. Agric. Water Manage. 77, 210–231.
  • Nagaz, K., Ben Mechlia, N. 2003. Etude de la consommation en eau et de la production de l’orge sous irrigation à l’eau salée. Revue des Régions Arides 14 (1): 17-29.
  • Nagaz K., Ben Mechlia N. 1998. Barley production under different irrigation regimes with two water qualities. Agricoltura Mediterranea, Vol. 128(1), 28-33.
  • Tanner, CB., Sinclair, TR. 1983. Efficient water use in crop production: research or re-Search. In Limitations to EfficientWater Use in Crop Production, Taylor HM, Jordan WR, Sinclair TR (eds). ASA, CSSA, SSSA: Madison, Wisc.(USA); 1-27.
  • Webber, H. 2008. Department of Bioresource Engineering McGill University, Montreal Submitted March 2008. A thesis submitted to McGill University in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
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Fathia El Mokh

Kamel Nagaz This is me

Mohamed Moncef Masmoudi This is me

Netij Ben Mechlia This is me

Publication Date November 23, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2017

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APA El Mokh, F., Nagaz, K., Masmoudi, M. M., Mechlia, N. B. (2017). Irrigation management to improve smallholder’s incomes for saline conditions. International Journal of Crop Science and Technology, 3(2), 51-58. https://doi.org/10.26558/ijcst.347891
AMA El Mokh F, Nagaz K, Masmoudi MM, Mechlia NB. Irrigation management to improve smallholder’s incomes for saline conditions. IJCST. July 2017;3(2):51-58. doi:10.26558/ijcst.347891
Chicago El Mokh, Fathia, Kamel Nagaz, Mohamed Moncef Masmoudi, and Netij Ben Mechlia. “Irrigation Management to Improve smallholder’s Incomes for Saline Conditions”. International Journal of Crop Science and Technology 3, no. 2 (July 2017): 51-58. https://doi.org/10.26558/ijcst.347891.
EndNote El Mokh F, Nagaz K, Masmoudi MM, Mechlia NB (July 1, 2017) Irrigation management to improve smallholder’s incomes for saline conditions. International Journal of Crop Science and Technology 3 2 51–58.
IEEE F. El Mokh, K. Nagaz, M. M. Masmoudi, and N. B. Mechlia, “Irrigation management to improve smallholder’s incomes for saline conditions”, IJCST, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 51–58, 2017, doi: 10.26558/ijcst.347891.
ISNAD El Mokh, Fathia et al. “Irrigation Management to Improve smallholder’s Incomes for Saline Conditions”. International Journal of Crop Science and Technology 3/2 (July 2017), 51-58. https://doi.org/10.26558/ijcst.347891.
JAMA El Mokh F, Nagaz K, Masmoudi MM, Mechlia NB. Irrigation management to improve smallholder’s incomes for saline conditions. IJCST. 2017;3:51–58.
MLA El Mokh, Fathia et al. “Irrigation Management to Improve smallholder’s Incomes for Saline Conditions”. International Journal of Crop Science and Technology, vol. 3, no. 2, 2017, pp. 51-58, doi:10.26558/ijcst.347891.
Vancouver El Mokh F, Nagaz K, Masmoudi MM, Mechlia NB. Irrigation management to improve smallholder’s incomes for saline conditions. IJCST. 2017;3(2):51-8.