Groundwater Contribution by Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) under High Salinity, Different Water Table Levels, with and without Irrigation
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 138, Issue 2
Abstract
Lysimetric experiments were conducted to investigate groundwater contributions made by safflower crop (Carthamus tinctorius L.). The plants were grown in 24 columns, each with a diameter of 0.40 m and packed with silty clay soil. The factorial manner experiments were carried out with four replicates using randomized complete block design with different treatment combinations. Six treatments were applied in each experiment by maintaining groundwater salinity with electric conductivity (EC) of and different water table levels of 0.60, 0.80, and 1.10 m, with and without irrigation strategies. The use of groundwater as a part of crop evapotranspiration was determined by taking daily measurements of the water levels in Mariotte tubes. Additional irrigation in the form of surface water was applied for each treatment with EC of . The results of the experiments show that for different treatments, with and without irrigation and different water table levels of 0.60, 0.80, and 1.10 m, the average percentage of groundwater contributions achieved were 15, 19, and 25%; and 10, and 19% of the average annual safflower water requirement, respectively.
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Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank the Razi University of Kermanshah for funding this study. They are also grateful to the Kermanshah Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center for valuable cooperation. The English editing provided by Dr Hooti Noorbakhsh from Razi University is also gratefully acknowledged.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 138 • Issue 2 • February 2012
Pages: 156 - 165
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Received: Sep 29, 2010
Accepted: Jun 9, 2011
Published online: Jun 11, 2011
Published in print: Feb 1, 2012
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