Effect of drip irrigation system and fertigation on growth, yield and quality of banana cv. Grand Nain (Musa AAA)
Abstract
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Banana cv. Grand Nain is a newly released cultivar in Sudan
with high yield potential and less sensitivity to cool temperature.
There is a high demand for exporting this cultivar which will
replace the widely grown banana cv. Dawarf Cavendish.
Presently, Grand Nain is becoming a popular banana cultivar in
Sudan, but the yields are low due to lack of proper water
management and fertilization. Crop management (crop water
use) and other factors are not well determined under Sudan
conditions. This study was conducted to determine the effect
of drip irrigation system and fertigation on growth, yield and
quality of banana cv. Grand Nain. We studied water quantity
and efficiency with fertigation in comparison to farmer practice.
The preliminary results indicated that the amount of applied
irrigation water with drip irrigation system was lower than that
needed under surface irrigation. The banana under drip irrigation
system performed better in plant growth and flowered earlier
in comparison with surface irrigation.
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