Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science

Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science

Effects of Two Irrigation Regimes and Application of Barley Residue, Zeolite and Superabsorbent Polymer on Forage Yield and some Physiological Traits of Maize and Sorghum

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Hamid Najafinezhad 1
Zynolabedin Tahmasebi sarvestani 2
Seyed Ali Mohammad Modarres Sanavy 3
1 Ph.D. Student, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate professor in tarbiat modares univer sity
3 Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
10.22059/ijfcs.2015.54883
Abstract
To study the effects of two irrigation regimes and application of barley residue, zeolite and superabsorbent polymer on forage yield and some physiological traits of maize and sorghum, an experiment was conducted over two years in Kerman, Iran. A randomized complete block design arranged in a factorial split was used with three replications. Two irrigation regimes of normal irrigation and water deficit stress based on 70 mm and 140 mm cumulative pan evaporation, respectively and two plant species (maize and sorghum) as factorial combinations were compared in main plots. Five combination treatments of barley residue, zeolite, and superabsorbent polymer,  (I) -10 t ha-1 zeolite plus 4.5 t ha-1 residue (ZR), (II) - 60 kg ha-1 superabsorbent plus 4.5 t ha-1 residue (SR), (III) - 5 t ha-1 zeolite plus 30 kg ha-1 superabsorbent plus 4.5 t ha-1 residue (ZSR), (IV) - 4.5 t ha-1 residue (R), and (V) – control (C), were compared in subplots. In maize, forage yield, maximum quantum yield (Fv/Fm) and chlorophyll concentration and in sorghum forage yield and Fv/Fm decreased significantly under water deficit stress. Maize produced higher forage yield (62.8 t ha-1) than sorghum (49.3 t ha-1). The application of 10 t ha-1 zeolite plus 4.5 t ha-1 residues (ZR) had the highest forage yield, and the control treatment had the lowest forage yield, soil water content and Fv/Fm. In most traits, there were no significant differences between the residue treatment (R) and the combination treatments of residue with the zeolite and super absorbent polymer. Maize planting associated with the application of 10 t ha-1 of zeolite plus 4.5 t ha-1 residues is recommended in a double-cropping system in Kerman.
 
Keywords
maize
Sorghum
yield
Drought stress
crop residue
zeolite
superabsorbent polymer
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Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science
Volume 46, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
Summer 2015
Pages 315-326

  • Receive Date 07 January 2014
  • Revise Date 11 May 2015
  • Accept Date 18 May 2015
  • Publish Date 22 June 2015