Subsurface Drip Lateral Line Depths to Protect against Root Intrusion
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site, Soil Sampling, and Preparation
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Agronomic Practices and Fertigation
2.4. Observations and Equipment
2.4.1. Soil Matric Potential
2.4.2. Root Growth and Root Intrusion Investigation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Irrigation Amount and Drainage Water
3.2. Soil Matric Potential
3.2.1. Soil Matric Potential Distribution at a 20-cm Soil Depth
3.2.2. Soil Matric Potentials Near Emitters
3.3. Crop Height
3.4. Root Distribution
3.5. Root Intrusion
3.5.1. Changes in Emitter Flow Rate
3.5.2. Root Intrusion Investigating
3.6. Spring Wheat Yield and Quality
4. Conclusions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The number of sampling | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
The number of root intrusion | Type b | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Type c | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 8a | 7a | 4b | 2b | 0bc | |
Root intrusion rate (%) | 88.88a | 77.77a | 44.44b | 22.22b | 0bc |
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | |
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Relative yield (%) | 78.80a | 41.74b | 100a | 80.85a | 61.60ab |
Relative thousand-grain weight (%) | 93.17a | 100a | 90.49a | 89.08a | 76.01b |
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