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Effects of Brackish Irrigation Water and Fertilizers on Millet and Corn

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

S. Ravikovitch
S. Ravikovitch*
Affiliation:
The Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel
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*This research was supported in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture under P.L. 480.
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Summary

A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of irrigation with brackish water on the growth and composition of millet and corn, fertilized with various combinations of N and P. Millet irrigated with water of EC 3.30 mmho/cm. produced yields 79 to 93 per cent of the control (tap water of 0.61 mmho/cm.), depending on the N and P treatment applied. With water of EC 5.05 mmho/cm. yields equivalent to 52–72 per cent were obtained. Corn yields were 78–90 per cent of the control with irrigation water of 4.60 mmho/cm., and 55–64 per cent when irrigated with water of 7.06 mmho/cm. The N and P contents were mostly higher in plants grown on plots irrigated with brackish water.

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Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , April 1973 , pp. 181 - 188
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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