Impact of soil amendments under water stress on growth, fruit production and high quality of Wonderful pomegranate variety

Authors

  • Abousrie A. Farag Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor 13736, Toukh, Kalubia, Egypt.
  • Ahmed Abdelfattah Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor 13736, Toukh, Kalubia.
  • Fahmy E. Fahmy Plant Production Department, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt.

Keywords:

Pomegranate, deficit irrigation, soil conditioners, polymers, bentonite, productivity, fruit quality

Abstract

Soil conditioners are one of the promising solutions for improving soil hydraulic properties and  mitigate the undesirable impacts of drought conditions. The present study was proceeding during two successive seasons (2021 and 2022) at the experimental farm of the Desert Research Center station, Southeast Al Qantara, Sinai, Egypt. The experiment carried out to investigate and evaluate the impact
of soil conditioners under different irrigation water regimes on soil moisture storage, growth and yield parameters of wonderful pomegranate plants. The results showed that the best vegetative growth, yield, fruit quality and the hydraulic soil properties in drought area obtained with applied 150 g/tree of polymer under deficit irrigation treatment (75% of ETc).

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Published

2024-02-05

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 01 (2024): JANUARY-MARCH 2024

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