Enhancing water productivity and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production through applying different irrigation manners
Abstract The availability and quality of irrigation water in Egypt have become major challenges for the agricultural sector. Thus, increasing water productivity and improving irrigation efficiency are critical goals. A field experiment was conducted under Upper Egypt conditions at the El-Mattana Agr...
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| author | Modhi O. Alotaibi Mostafa Gebreel Muhammad Ikram Saudi A. Rekaby Mostafa A. AbdElgalil Esawy Mahmoud Farahat S. Moghanm Adel M. Ghoneim |
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| description | Abstract The availability and quality of irrigation water in Egypt have become major challenges for the agricultural sector. Thus, increasing water productivity and improving irrigation efficiency are critical goals. A field experiment was conducted under Upper Egypt conditions at the El-Mattana Agricultural Research Station, Luxor governorate, Egypt, to evaluate the effects of different irrigation methods traditional furrow irrigation (Ti), surge furrow irrigation (Si), and alternate furrow irrigation (Ai), on water productivity, growth, and yield of wheat in clay loam soil. The wheat cultivar MISR2 (Triticum aestivum L.) was cultivated during the 20/21 and 21/22 growing seasons, using irrigation scheduled after 50% depletion of the soil available water. The results indicated that the treatment of Si produced the greatest plant height (115.0 and 117.7 cm) and grain yield (7.99 and 8.16 t ha⁻¹) for both seasons, respectively. In contrast, the treatment of Ai resulted in the lowest values for these traits (106.4 and 107.2 cm in plant height and 6.94 and 6.24 t ha⁻¹ in grain yield, respectively). The total annual rainfall during the two growing seasons were recorded as 0 mm. The highest amount of irrigation water applied (6522, 6427.2 m3 ha-1) was recorded with the treatment of Ti; while the lowest amount (5493.6, 5175.1 m3 ha-1) was recorded with Ai treatments in 20/21, and 21/22 growing seasons, respectively. The highest irrigation water productivity (1.75 kg m-3 and 1.35 kg m-3 in the first season and 1.44 kg m-3 and 1.20 kg m-3 in the second season under the treatment of Ai and Si, respectively. The treatment of Ai was most effective for saving water, by 15.8% and 19.48% over the two seasons. These results suggesting that an extra irrigation water amount may be saved without any significant loss in yield of wheat when applying Si irrigation method. This research contributes to developing evidence-based irrigation management strategies for improving wheat production in arid regions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e398693230364fc2916113defea035af2025-08-20T02:56:08ZengBMCBMC Plant Biology1471-22292025-03-0125111310.1186/s12870-025-06299-yEnhancing water productivity and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production through applying different irrigation mannersModhi O. Alotaibi0Mostafa Gebreel1Muhammad Ikram2Saudi A. Rekaby3Mostafa A. AbdElgalil4Esawy Mahmoud5Farahat S. Moghanm6Adel M. Ghoneim7Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityDepartment of Soils and Water, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar UniversityDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya UniversityDepartment of Soils and Water, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar UniversityCentral Laboratory of Organic Agriculture, Agricultural Research Center (Affiliation ID 60019332)Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta UniversitySoil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafr Elsheikh UniversityAgricultural Research Center, Field Crops Research InstituteAbstract The availability and quality of irrigation water in Egypt have become major challenges for the agricultural sector. Thus, increasing water productivity and improving irrigation efficiency are critical goals. A field experiment was conducted under Upper Egypt conditions at the El-Mattana Agricultural Research Station, Luxor governorate, Egypt, to evaluate the effects of different irrigation methods traditional furrow irrigation (Ti), surge furrow irrigation (Si), and alternate furrow irrigation (Ai), on water productivity, growth, and yield of wheat in clay loam soil. The wheat cultivar MISR2 (Triticum aestivum L.) was cultivated during the 20/21 and 21/22 growing seasons, using irrigation scheduled after 50% depletion of the soil available water. The results indicated that the treatment of Si produced the greatest plant height (115.0 and 117.7 cm) and grain yield (7.99 and 8.16 t ha⁻¹) for both seasons, respectively. In contrast, the treatment of Ai resulted in the lowest values for these traits (106.4 and 107.2 cm in plant height and 6.94 and 6.24 t ha⁻¹ in grain yield, respectively). The total annual rainfall during the two growing seasons were recorded as 0 mm. The highest amount of irrigation water applied (6522, 6427.2 m3 ha-1) was recorded with the treatment of Ti; while the lowest amount (5493.6, 5175.1 m3 ha-1) was recorded with Ai treatments in 20/21, and 21/22 growing seasons, respectively. The highest irrigation water productivity (1.75 kg m-3 and 1.35 kg m-3 in the first season and 1.44 kg m-3 and 1.20 kg m-3 in the second season under the treatment of Ai and Si, respectively. The treatment of Ai was most effective for saving water, by 15.8% and 19.48% over the two seasons. These results suggesting that an extra irrigation water amount may be saved without any significant loss in yield of wheat when applying Si irrigation method. This research contributes to developing evidence-based irrigation management strategies for improving wheat production in arid regions.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06299-yWater productivitySurge flow irrigationAlternative furrow irrigationTraditional irrigation |
| spellingShingle | Modhi O. Alotaibi Mostafa Gebreel Muhammad Ikram Saudi A. Rekaby Mostafa A. AbdElgalil Esawy Mahmoud Farahat S. Moghanm Adel M. Ghoneim Enhancing water productivity and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production through applying different irrigation manners BMC Plant Biology Water productivity Surge flow irrigation Alternative furrow irrigation Traditional irrigation |
| title | Enhancing water productivity and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production through applying different irrigation manners |
| title_full | Enhancing water productivity and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production through applying different irrigation manners |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing water productivity and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production through applying different irrigation manners |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing water productivity and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production through applying different irrigation manners |
| title_short | Enhancing water productivity and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production through applying different irrigation manners |
| title_sort | enhancing water productivity and wheat triticum aestivum l production through applying different irrigation manners |
| topic | Water productivity Surge flow irrigation Alternative furrow irrigation Traditional irrigation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06299-y |
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