Acta Agronomica Hungarica
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Volume 59: Issue 4
Response of onion (Allium cepa L.) yield to water stress and mineral biofertilization
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A. Kandil Mansoura University Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture Mansoura Egypt

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A. Attia Mansoura University Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture Mansoura Egypt

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A. Sharief Mansoura University Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture Mansoura Egypt

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A. Leilh Mansoura University Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture Mansoura Egypt

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Pages:
361–370
Online Publication Date:
23 Dec 2011
Publication Date:
01 Dec 2011
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/AAgr.59.2011.4.7
Keywords:
soil water tension; mineral and bio-fertilizers; water use efficiency
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Two field experiments were conducted at the Experimental Station of the Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Egypt, during the 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 seasons. The results showed that a gradual increase in soil water tension from 24 centibars (cb) (5588.25 m3/ha), i.e. 56.3% field capacity to 36 cb (2634.49 m3/ha), i.e. 41.% field capacity, significantly decreased the average onion bulb weight (g), bulb diameter (cm), bulb length (cm), total bulb yield (t/ha) and marketable bulb yield (t/ha) and significantly reduced the total percentage loss after 2, 4 and 6 months in both seasons. Conversely, this increase in water tension significantly amplified the culled bulb yield (t/ha), bulb dry matter (%) and water use efficiency (kg/m3). Normal water supplies (24 cb) clearly led to high percentage losses in bulb dry weight compared to the other water stress treatments. The results indicated that the application of 75% NPK plus the bio-fertilizer Soft Guard significantly improved the average bulb weight (g/plant), bulb diameter (cm), bulb length (cm), total bulb yield (t/ha), marketable bulb yield (t/ha) and dry matter (%) compared with the other fertilization treatments.

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