Effect of conservation tillage and different levels of irrigation on yield and water productivity of sugar beet and wheat in wheat- sugar beet rotation

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1 Associate Professor, Researcher at Khorasan Agriculture & Natural Resources Research Center Aricultural Engineering Research Department, Mashhad, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Researcher at Khorasan Agriculture & Natural Resources Research Center. Crop and Horticultural Science Research Department, Mashhad ,Iran.

3 Assistance Professor, Researcher at Khorasan Agriculture & Natural Resources Research Center Aricultural Engineering Research Department. Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

In order to study yield and water productivity of wheat and sugar beet in common cropping rotation (wheat-sugar beet) in cold region, a research was conducted in Jolg-E-Rokh research station, Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran. The trial was carried out in split-split plot based on randomized complete block design with three replications during the crop season of 2013 to 2016. Treatments were tillage methods (conventional tillage, minimum tollage and no tillage) in main plots, residue management (without residue, keeping 30 and 60% residue) in the sub-plots and different irrigation levels (50, 75 and 100% irrigation) in sub-sub plots. Results showed that tillage method and residue management had no significant effect on yield and water productivity of wheat and sugar beet, however the effect of different irrigation levels was significant (P < 0.01). There was no significant difference between obtained root yield in 75 and 100% irrigation (39.9 and 39.1 t ha-1, respectively, however a remarkable yield reduction (31.8 t ha-1) at 50% irrigation was observed. The water productivity at 50, 75 and 100% irrigation was 5.1, 4.4 and 3.4 kg m-3, respectively. In wheat crop, the average yield (in crop seasons of 2013-14 and 2015-16) and in 75 and 100% irrigation was 4849 and 5127 kg ha-1, respectively, which was not significantly different, however a significant decrease (3954 kg ha-1) was observed at 50% irrigation. Water productivity of wheat in 50, 75 and 100% irrigation was 0.9, 0.9 and 0.8 kg m-3, respectively.

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Journal of Sugar Beet
Volume 38, Issue 2
October 2023
Pages 207-225

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