GROWTH, YIELD AND WATER FOOTPRINT OF GREEN CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.) IN RESPONSE TO SOIL MOISTURE TENSION
Background: Anthropogenic increases in water consumption and changes in precipitation patterns caused by climate change make it imperative to optimize water use, particularly in the agricultural sector in which most large proportion of fresh water is used. Objective: To evaluate the effect of irriga...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
2024-11-01
|
| Series: | Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/5750 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850198994222841856 |
|---|---|
| author | Benigno Rivera-Hernández Wilfrido Madrigal-Córdova Víctor Hugo Quej-Chi Vianey González-Jiménez Antonio López-Castañeda Eugenio Carrillo-Avila |
| author_facet | Benigno Rivera-Hernández Wilfrido Madrigal-Córdova Víctor Hugo Quej-Chi Vianey González-Jiménez Antonio López-Castañeda Eugenio Carrillo-Avila |
| author_sort | Benigno Rivera-Hernández |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Background: Anthropogenic increases in water consumption and changes in precipitation patterns caused by climate change make it imperative to optimize water use, particularly in the agricultural sector in which most large proportion of fresh water is used. Objective: To evaluate the effect of irrigation, applied when soil water moisture tensión (SWMT) has reached levels -15, -30, -45 and -60 kPa, on growth, yield, water use efficiency and water footprint in cucumber production, in “La Chontalpa”, Tabasco. Methodology: The experiment was carried out under a randomized complete block experimental design with four repetitions. The variables evaluated were: length of the main guide (LGP; cm), diameter of the main guide (DGP; mm), number of leaves per plant (NH), number of female flowers (NFF), number of male flowers (NFM), number of total flowers (NFT), ratio of male flowers/female flowers (FM/FF), number of fruits per plant (NFP), fruit length (LF; cm), fruit diameter (DF; cm) , fruit weight (PF; g), fruit weight per plant (PFP; kg plant-1) and fruit yield per hectare (RF; t ha-1). Irrigation water use efficiency (EUAr; t ha-1 mm-1), total water use efficiency (EUAT; t ha-1 mm-1), and water footprint (HH) were also evaluated (m3 t-1). Results: In all variables related to cucumber growth and yield, statistically equal values were found in the -15 kPa and -30 kPa treatments, with significantly lower values in the -60 kPa SWMT (Tukey; α = 0.05). The highest EUAr and the lowest HH were observed in the SWMT of -30 kPa, significantly different from the rest of the treatments. Implications: The results show that the application of irrigation in the crop, based on SWMT measurements, allows improving agricultural water management, reducing HH. Conclusions: The value of SWMT at the time of irrigation has a significant effect on growth and yield variables, as well as on sustainability indicators in irrigation water management. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-4453a28f45df4c029f5237c8366587f9 |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 1870-0462 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-11-01 |
| publisher | Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems |
| spelling | doaj-art-4453a28f45df4c029f5237c8366587f92025-08-20T02:12:45ZengUniversidad Autónoma de YucatánTropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems1870-04622024-11-0127310.56369/tsaes.57501732GROWTH, YIELD AND WATER FOOTPRINT OF GREEN CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.) IN RESPONSE TO SOIL MOISTURE TENSIONBenigno Rivera-Hernández0Wilfrido Madrigal-Córdova1Víctor Hugo Quej-Chi2Vianey González-Jiménez3Antonio López-Castañeda4Eugenio Carrillo-Avila5Universidad Popular de la ChontalpaUniversidad Popular de la ChontalpaColegio de Postgraduados Campus CampecheUniversidad Popular de la ChontalpaColegio de Postgraduados Campus TabascoColegio de Postgraduados Campus CampecheBackground: Anthropogenic increases in water consumption and changes in precipitation patterns caused by climate change make it imperative to optimize water use, particularly in the agricultural sector in which most large proportion of fresh water is used. Objective: To evaluate the effect of irrigation, applied when soil water moisture tensión (SWMT) has reached levels -15, -30, -45 and -60 kPa, on growth, yield, water use efficiency and water footprint in cucumber production, in “La Chontalpa”, Tabasco. Methodology: The experiment was carried out under a randomized complete block experimental design with four repetitions. The variables evaluated were: length of the main guide (LGP; cm), diameter of the main guide (DGP; mm), number of leaves per plant (NH), number of female flowers (NFF), number of male flowers (NFM), number of total flowers (NFT), ratio of male flowers/female flowers (FM/FF), number of fruits per plant (NFP), fruit length (LF; cm), fruit diameter (DF; cm) , fruit weight (PF; g), fruit weight per plant (PFP; kg plant-1) and fruit yield per hectare (RF; t ha-1). Irrigation water use efficiency (EUAr; t ha-1 mm-1), total water use efficiency (EUAT; t ha-1 mm-1), and water footprint (HH) were also evaluated (m3 t-1). Results: In all variables related to cucumber growth and yield, statistically equal values were found in the -15 kPa and -30 kPa treatments, with significantly lower values in the -60 kPa SWMT (Tukey; α = 0.05). The highest EUAr and the lowest HH were observed in the SWMT of -30 kPa, significantly different from the rest of the treatments. Implications: The results show that the application of irrigation in the crop, based on SWMT measurements, allows improving agricultural water management, reducing HH. Conclusions: The value of SWMT at the time of irrigation has a significant effect on growth and yield variables, as well as on sustainability indicators in irrigation water management.https://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/5750trópicopepino verderendimientohuella hídricaeficiencia en el uso del agua de riego. |
| spellingShingle | Benigno Rivera-Hernández Wilfrido Madrigal-Córdova Víctor Hugo Quej-Chi Vianey González-Jiménez Antonio López-Castañeda Eugenio Carrillo-Avila GROWTH, YIELD AND WATER FOOTPRINT OF GREEN CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.) IN RESPONSE TO SOIL MOISTURE TENSION Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems trópico pepino verde rendimiento huella hídrica eficiencia en el uso del agua de riego. |
| title | GROWTH, YIELD AND WATER FOOTPRINT OF GREEN CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.) IN RESPONSE TO SOIL MOISTURE TENSION |
| title_full | GROWTH, YIELD AND WATER FOOTPRINT OF GREEN CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.) IN RESPONSE TO SOIL MOISTURE TENSION |
| title_fullStr | GROWTH, YIELD AND WATER FOOTPRINT OF GREEN CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.) IN RESPONSE TO SOIL MOISTURE TENSION |
| title_full_unstemmed | GROWTH, YIELD AND WATER FOOTPRINT OF GREEN CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.) IN RESPONSE TO SOIL MOISTURE TENSION |
| title_short | GROWTH, YIELD AND WATER FOOTPRINT OF GREEN CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.) IN RESPONSE TO SOIL MOISTURE TENSION |
| title_sort | growth yield and water footprint of green cucumber cucumis sativus l in response to soil moisture tension |
| topic | trópico pepino verde rendimiento huella hídrica eficiencia en el uso del agua de riego. |
| url | https://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/5750 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT benignoriverahernandez growthyieldandwaterfootprintofgreencucumbercucumissativuslinresponsetosoilmoisturetension AT wilfridomadrigalcordova growthyieldandwaterfootprintofgreencucumbercucumissativuslinresponsetosoilmoisturetension AT victorhugoquejchi growthyieldandwaterfootprintofgreencucumbercucumissativuslinresponsetosoilmoisturetension AT vianeygonzalezjimenez growthyieldandwaterfootprintofgreencucumbercucumissativuslinresponsetosoilmoisturetension AT antoniolopezcastaneda growthyieldandwaterfootprintofgreencucumbercucumissativuslinresponsetosoilmoisturetension AT eugeniocarrilloavila growthyieldandwaterfootprintofgreencucumbercucumissativuslinresponsetosoilmoisturetension |