Abstract:
The combined increase in demand for food and scarcity of water
worldwide necessitates saving water and increasing its
productivity. This study determined varietal performance of four
paddy cultivars - TXD306, TXD220, TXD88 and SUPA in terms
of yield as influenced by four different ponding levels. The study
assessed the yield and water productivity for each ponding depth,
the differences in seepage and percolation as a result of
differences in hydrostatic pressure. Results showed no
significant difference in yield of varieties as a result of ponding
treatments. This implies that a lot of water can be saved for
other uses if the optimum ponding level, i.e., zero level is adopted.
L’augmentation combinée de la demande en nourriture et de la
pénurie de l’eau dans le monde entier nécessite d’économiser
l’eau et d’augmenter sa productivité. Cette étude a déterminé
la performance typique de quatre cultivars de riz non décortiqué
- TXD306, TXD220, TXD88 et SUPA en terme de rendement
comme influencé par quatre niveaux d’accumulation d’eau
différents. L’étude a évalué le rendement et la productivité en
eau pour chaque profondeur d’accumulation, les différences
dans l’infiltration et la percolation en raison des différences de
pression hydrostatique. Les résultats n’ont montré aucune
différence significative dans le rendement de variétés en raison
des traitements d’accumulation. Ceci implique qu’une grande
quantité d’eau peut être économisée pour d’autres usages si le
niveau optimal d’accumulation c.-à-d., le niveau zéro est adopté.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
Country:
Region Focus:
East Africa
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Collection:
RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Licence conditions:
Open Access
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Form:
Printed resource
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Extent:
209-212
Notes:
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of agronomy".
