Effect of Irrigation and Mulch on the Yield and Water Use of Strawberry
Table 10
Irrigation frequency, seasonal water use, and water productivity for Joydebpur, Gazipur.
Treatments
Year 1
Year 2
Average water productivity for both years (kg/m3)
Number of irrigation (number)
Seasonal total water use (mm)
Water productivity (kg/m3)
Number of irrigation (number)
Seasonal total water use (mm)
Water productivity (kg/m3)
M1I1
25
474.42
2.46
21
467.32
2.58
2.52
M1I2
12
321.36
1.85
11
316.15
3.26
2.56
M1I3
9
241.05
2.01
7
271.28
2.53
2.27
M2I1
25
498.05
2.41
21
490.08
2.51
2.46
M2I2
12
343.77
3.04
11
329.78
3.44
3.24
M2I3
9
268.36
2.77
7
278.33
2.85
2.81
M1 = black polythene mulch; M2 = rice straw mulch; I1 = irrigation up to field capacity at 5 days interval after plant establishment (PE); I2 = irrigation up to field capacity at 10 days interval after PE; I3 = irrigation up to field capacity at 15 days interval after PE.
