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Air injection in Subsurface Drip Irrigation as an Efficient Method for Zucchini Production

Year 2024, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 303 - 318
https://doi.org/10.46592/turkager.1574644

Abstract

Agriculture is a key pillar of the economy, constantly facing challenges due to population growth and climate change. Enhancing the sustainability and efficiency of crop production and improving water use efficiency are essential. to evaluate air injection into subsurface drip irrigation system for zucchini production as efficient method for subsurface drip irrigation systems to improve water use efficiency (WUE), and zucchini production in heavy clay soils. Results showed that injecting air through built-in emitters using a compressor during the last third of the irrigation time maintained acceptable system performance, as measured by indicators like CV, qvar, and EU%. It also improved the physical properties of dry sieved aggregates and enhanced the availability of macronutrients, significantly improving and maintaining heavy clay soil, leading to a 27% increase in zucchini crop yields and 22% water savings compared to the control. Economic analysis indicated that air injection was a feasible option, increasing gross returns by 21% compared to the control, with a benefit-cost ratio of 2.3% for air injection versus 1.8% for the control.

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  • Richards AL (1954). Diagnosis and improvement of saline and alkali soils. U.S. Dept. Agric. HandBook. No 60, U.S. Covt. Print Office, Washington. D.C.
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  • Tolossa TT (2021). Onion yield response to irrigation level during low and high sensitive growth stages and bulb quality under semi-arid climate conditions of Western Ethiopia. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 7(1): 1859665. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2020.1859665
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Year 2024, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 303 - 318
https://doi.org/10.46592/turkager.1574644

Abstract

References

  • Abdel Aal HM, Farag RM and Kamel SMH (2019). Zucchini cultivation and production. Central Administration for Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Egypt. Arabic reference.
  • Abuarab M, Mostafa E, Ibrahim M (2013). Effect of air injection under subsurface drip irrigation on yield and water use efficiency of corn in a sandy clay loam soil. Journal of Advanced Research, 4(6): 493-499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2012.08.009
  • Allen RG, Pereira LS, Raes D and Smith M (1998). Crop evapotranspiration-Guidelines for computing crop water requirements-FAO Irrigation and drainage paper 56. Fao, Rome, 300(9), D05109.‏
  • ASAE (1996). Design and installation of micro irrigation systems. EP405.
  • Bhattarai SP, Huber S and Midmore DJ (2004). Aerated subsurface irrigation water gives growth and yield benefits to zucchini, vegetable soybean, and cotton in heavy clay soils. Association of Applied Biologists, 144, 285–298. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2004.tb00344.x
  • Bhattarai SP, Pendergast L and Midmore DJ (2006). Root aeration improves yield and water use efficiency of tomato in heavy clay and saline soils. Scientia Horticulturae, 108: 278-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2006.02.011
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  • Chen X, Dhungel J, Bhattarai SP, Torabi M, Pendergast L and Midmore DJ (2010). Impact of oxygation on soil respiration, yield and water use efficiency of three crop species. Journal of Plant Ecology, 4(4): 236-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2095-3119(19)62618-3
  • D’Alessio M, Durso LM, Williams C, Olson CA, Ray C and Paparozzi ET (2020). Applied injected air into subsurface drip irrigation: Plant uptake of pharmaceuticals and soil microbial communities. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 146(2): p.06019008. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001655
  • Dhungel J, Bhattarai SP and Midmore DJ (2012). Aerated water irrigation (oxygation) benefits to pineapple yield, water use efficiency, and crop health. Advanced Horticulture, 23(1): 3-16. https://doi.org/10.13128/ahs-12746
  • Dissanayake D (2020). Beneficial effect of injected air into Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) on plant growth using runoff from a feedlot.‏ M.Sc. thesis in natural resource sciences, University of Nebraska, USA.
  • Essah SY and Holm DG (2020). Air injection of subsurface drip irrigation water improves tuber yield and quality of russet potato. American Journal of Potato Research, 97: 432-438. ttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-020-09792-2
  • FAO (1980). Soil and Plant Analysis. Soils Bulletin, 38, 242-250.
  • Goorahoo D, Carstensen G and Mazzei A (2001). A pilot study on the impact of air injected into water delivered through subsurface drip irrigation tape on the growth and yield of bell peppers. California Agricultural Technology Institute (CATI) Publication, 10201.
  • Goorahoo D, Adhikari D, Zoldoske D, Mazzei A, Fanucchi R (2007). Application of airjection irrigation to cropping systems in California. In International Water Technology and Ozone V Conference, Fresno.
  • Goorahoo D, Adhikari D, Reddy N, Cassel F, Zoldoske D, Mazzei A and Fannuchi R (2008). Optimizing crop water use efficiency with AirJection® irrigation. Fresno, CA: California State Univ.
  • Hussein NS (2015). Effect of Air Addition through Subsurface Trickle Irrigation for Improving Plant-Use Efficiency in Heavy Soils, Ph.D. thesis, Faculty of Agricultural, Ain Shams University.
  • Keller J and Karmeli D (1974). Trickle irrigation design parameters. Trans. of ASAE, 17(4): 678-684.
  • Khalifa WM (2020). An Economic analysis of crops production using a trickle irrigation system. International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 11(8), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.14456/ITJEMAST.2020.151
  • Li H, Ma Z, Zhang G, Chen J, Lu Y and Li P (2023). Performance of a Drip Irrigation System under the Co-Application of Water, Fertilizer, and Air. Horticulturae, 10(1): 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10010006
  • Makita N, Hirano Y, Sugimoto T, Tanikawa T and Ishii H (2015). Intraspecific variation in fine root respiration and morphology in response to in situ soil nitrogen fertility in a 100-year-old Chamaecyparis obtusa forest. Oecologia, 179, pp.959-967. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-015-3413-4
  • Midmore D, Bhattarai S, Pendergast L and Torabi M (2007). Oxygation: aeration of subsurface drip irrigation water and its advantages for crop production.‏ In: Proceedings of the ANCID Conference 2007.
  • MSAE (2005). Drip-line testing standard; ir/drp/drp-in05, Misr Soc. Agricultural Engineering,7 p.
  • Page AL, Miller RH and Keeny DR (1982). Methods of Soil Analysis Part2 Chemical and Biological Properties. Amer. Soc. Agron. Inc. Mascson, Wisconsin USA.
  • Pendergast L, Bhattarai SP and Midmore DJ (2014). Benefits of oxygation of subsurface drip-irrigation water for cotton in a Vertosol. Crop and Pasture Science, 64(12): 1171–1181. https://doi.org/10.1071/CP13348
  • Refaie KM, Sultan WMM and Saad SAH (2019). Feasibility of Air Injection into Subsurface Drip Irrigation System. Current Science International, 8(3): 549-564.
  • Richards AL (1954). Diagnosis and improvement of saline and alkali soils. U.S. Dept. Agric. HandBook. No 60, U.S. Covt. Print Office, Washington. D.C.
  • Seleim MA, Hassan MA and Saleh ASM (2015). Changes in nutritional quality of zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.) vegetables during the maturity. Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences, 6(10): 613-624. https://www.doi.org/10.21608/JFDS.2015.50079
  • Shahien MM, Abuarab ME and Magdy E (2014). Root aeration improves yield and water use efficiency of irrigated potato in sandy clay loam soil. International Journal of Advanced Research, 2(10): 310-320.
  • Tolossa TT (2021). Onion yield response to irrigation level during low and high sensitive growth stages and bulb quality under semi-arid climate conditions of Western Ethiopia. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 7(1): 1859665. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2020.1859665
  • Vyrlas P, Sakellariou-Makrantonaki M and Kalfountzos D (2014). Aerogation: Crop root-zone aeration through a subsurface drip irrigation system. WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development, 10: 446–451.
  • Watanabe FS and Olsen SR (1965). Test of an ascorbic acid method for determining phosphorus in water and Na HCO3 extracts from soil. Soil Science Society America Proceedings, 29: 677-678. https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1965.03615995002900060025x
  • Zhang Y, Li P, Liu X and Xiao L (2022). Fractions, stability and associated organic carbon and nitrogen in different land use types in the loess plateau, China. Sustainability Journal, 14(7): 3963. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14073963
  • Zhang Z, Yang R, Zhang Z, Geng Y, Zhu J and Sun J (2023). Effects of oxygenated irrigation on root morphology, fruit yield, and water–nitrogen use efficiency of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 23(4): 5582-5593.‏ https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01423-z
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Primary Language English
Subjects Irrigation Systems
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Nermin Hussein 0009-0009-2886-5464

Shereen Saad 0009-0004-6214-0815

Khaled Refaie 0000-0002-4104-9922

Wael Sultan 0009-0000-0438-2737

Mohamed Ghonimy 0000-0002-4887-3658

Ahmed Alzoheıry 0000-0003-0347-5733

Early Pub Date December 23, 2024
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Submission Date October 28, 2024
Acceptance Date December 11, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 5 Issue: 2

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APA Hussein, N., Saad, S., Refaie, K., Sultan, W., et al. (2024). Air injection in Subsurface Drip Irrigation as an Efficient Method for Zucchini Production. Turkish Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 5(2), 303-318. https://doi.org/10.46592/turkager.1574644

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