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Growth and Water Relations of Groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea) in Two Contrasting Years in the Irrigated Gezira

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

H. M. Ishag ,
Osman A. Fadl ,
H. S. Adam  and
A. K. Osman
H. M. Ishag
Affiliation:
Gezira Research Station, PO Box 126, Wad Medani, Sudan
Osman A. Fadl
Affiliation:
Gezira Research Station, PO Box 126, Wad Medani, Sudan
H. S. Adam
Affiliation:
Gezira Research Station, PO Box 126, Wad Medani, Sudan
A. K. Osman
Affiliation:
Gezira Research Station, PO Box 126, Wad Medani, Sudan
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Summary

A field study was conducted on vertisols to determine the effect of three watering regimes and two plant densities on growth and yield of groundnuts. Total water requirements ranged from 486 to 597 mm depending on treatments. Three quarters of the water depletion was from the upper 20–30 cm. Plants in the sparse population were more sensitive to water stress so that the watering interval could be lengthened in the dense population without seriously reducing yield.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , October 1985 , pp. 403 - 408
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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