Articles
Yield and water use efficiency of white strawberry under drip irrigation and fertigation
Article number
1444_26
Pages
195 – 202
Language
English
Abstract
Water management has become a critical aspect in addressing the challenges of striking a balance between efficient water use and increasing crop productivity, while also mitigating the environmental impacts of these activities.
This paper aims to present the effects of the applied regimes of fertilization and irrigation on the yield and water use efficiency (WUE) of the white strawberry variety.
A two-factor experiment was conducted during 2023 in an unheated greenhouse in the Chelopechene experimental field, Sofia, Bulgaria, with a drip-irrigated and fertigated strawberry cultivar (Fragaria × ananassa ‘Snow White’). The irrigation and fertilization factors were applied at two rates: I1 – 75% (ETc), I2 – 50% (ETc), F1: optimal fertilization (N8.09P12.76K15.62); F2 – suboptimal fertilization at 75% of F1. Five treatments were tested: control (I0F0: 100% ETc) without fertigation; I1F1; I1F2; I2F1; I2F2. The highest yield (3598.23 kg ha‑1) was found for I1F1 treatment, and the highest WUE (1.67 kg m‑3) was found for I2F1 treatment.
This paper aims to present the effects of the applied regimes of fertilization and irrigation on the yield and water use efficiency (WUE) of the white strawberry variety.
A two-factor experiment was conducted during 2023 in an unheated greenhouse in the Chelopechene experimental field, Sofia, Bulgaria, with a drip-irrigated and fertigated strawberry cultivar (Fragaria × ananassa ‘Snow White’). The irrigation and fertilization factors were applied at two rates: I1 – 75% (ETc), I2 – 50% (ETc), F1: optimal fertilization (N8.09P12.76K15.62); F2 – suboptimal fertilization at 75% of F1. Five treatments were tested: control (I0F0: 100% ETc) without fertigation; I1F1; I1F2; I2F1; I2F2. The highest yield (3598.23 kg ha‑1) was found for I1F1 treatment, and the highest WUE (1.67 kg m‑3) was found for I2F1 treatment.
Authors
E. Grancharova, B. Elenov, E. Dimitrova
Keywords
greenhouse, Fragaria × ananassa ‘Snow White’, NUE, Bulgaria
Groups involved
- Division Vine and Berry Fruits
- Division Plant-Environment Interactions in Field Systems
- Division Horticulture for Human Health
- Working Group Vaccinium Species and Management
- Working Group Rubus and Ribes Species and Management
- Working Group Kiwifruit Culture and Management
- Working Group Strawberry Culture and Management
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