Cultivation of forage sorghum varieties irrigated with saline effluent from fish-farming under semiarid conditions

Comparative Studies on the Growth, Forage Yield and Quality of Sorgum (Sorghum Bicolor l.) Varieties under Irrigated Conditions of Faisalabad

A field experiment to compare forage yield and quality of eight sorghum cultivars/genotypes namely JS-263, JS88, Hegari, F-9601, F-9603, F9706, F-9806 and F-9809 was conducted at the Agronomic Research Area, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad during the year 2008. Significant differences were observed among the genotypes for forage yield and quality. The variety F-9603 produced significantly...

Evaluation of the SALTMED model for sorghum under saline conditions in an arid region

SALTMED model has been developed to predict yield, soil salinity and watercontent under saline conditions. A two year field experiment was carried out during2012-13 to calibrate and validate the model for sorghum. Plants were irrigated withsalinity levels of 2, 6, 10 and 14 dS m-1. Results showed that there were significantdifferences between the observed and simulated sorghum dry matter (SDM) ...

Residual alkalinity as tracer to estimate the changes induced by forage cultivation in a non-saline irrigated sodic soil

Soil alkalinisation generally constitutes a major threat to irrigated agriculture in the semiarid regions of West Africa. The improvement of sodic soils is generally difficult and expensive. However, a recent study in the Niger valley in NIGER, reveals that a natural dealkalinisation is possible under natural conditions in a semi-arid climate. Transformation of non-saline sodic soil into brown ...

Effects of saline irrigated water on forage quality of globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus L.)

Salinity is a major abiotic stress for crop production in many parts of the world. To evaluate the effects of irrigation with saline water on growth parameters and forage quality of globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus), a field experiment was conducted using a randomized complete block design with three replications at Isfahan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Educat...

Soil genesis as affected by topography and depth of saline and sodic ground water under semiarid conditions of iran