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Drip irrigation of waxy corn (Zea mays L. var. ceratina Kulesh) for production in highly saline conditions

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  • Wan, Shuqin
  • Jiao, Yanping
  • Kang, Yaohu
  • Hu, Wei
  • Jiang, Shufang
  • Tan, Junli
  • Liu, Wei

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A 4-year trial was set up to test the feasibility of growing waxy corn (Zea mays L. var. ceratina Kulesh) in a highly saline wasteland with drip irrigation in the Ningxia plain, northwest China. The original soil salinity expressed as electrical conductivity of the saturation paste extract (ECe) averaged 28dS/m in the 0–120cm depth. The experiment included five soil matric potential (SMP) treatments in which the SMP at 20cm depth below the drip emitters was controlled higher than −5, −10, −15, −20 and −25kPa after waxy corn establishment. The results showed that drip irrigation created a favorable soil condition for waxy corn growth through forming and maintaining a high moisture and low salinity region in the root zone when the SMP was maintained higher than −25kPa. Waxy corn growth and yield parameters increased with the increase of SMP from −25kPa to −5kPa, but their responses to SMP decreased with the prolonged period of cultivation. Irrigation frequency and irrigation amount decreased significantly as SMP decreased from −5kPa to −25kPa, and the highest irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) was available when the SMP was around −15kPa in 2005, and was between −20kPa and −25kPa in successive years. After years of cultivation and drip leaching, the highly saline soil gradually changed to a moderately saline soil. This research suggests that drip irrigation can be successfully used in growing waxy corn in dry and highly saline conditions after appropriate management strategies are adopted.

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  • Wan, Shuqin & Jiao, Yanping & Kang, Yaohu & Hu, Wei & Jiang, Shufang & Tan, Junli & Liu, Wei, 2012. "Drip irrigation of waxy corn (Zea mays L. var. ceratina Kulesh) for production in highly saline conditions," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 104(C), pages 210-220.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:104:y:2012:i:c:p:210-220
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.12.020
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