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Root development of drip irrigated sugar cane
Code (CO)MSI99P0306
Author (AU)Batchelor, C. H.
Soopramanien, G. C.
Bell, J. P.
Title - English (ET)Root development of drip irrigated sugar cane
Thesis-Parent title (TH)American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Drip/trickle irrigation in action : Proceedings of the Third International Drip/Trickle irrigation Congress, November 18-21, 1985, California. Vol. II
Document Type(DT)Book chapter
Date of publication (DP)1985
Source (SO)p. 687-695
ISBN (BN)0-444-42641-8
Publisher (PB)St Joseph, Michigan, USA, American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Language of text (LT)En
Language of summaries (LS)En
Abstract (AB)In the MSIRI-IH joint research project on drip irrigation in sugar cane, root development was followed using the trench profile technique. Of the three factors examined, dripline placement had the greatest effect on root development. There was a differential root growth towards the areas of higher soil water potential around the driplines placed in the middle of alternate interrows. Higher rates of stalk elongation were observed for row as opposed to interrow dripline placements. Irrigation regime had a marked effect on stalk growth but not on the rate or extent of root development. The uptake of water by roots under the different regimes is also discussed.
Descriptors - English (DE)SUGARCANE
TRICKLE IRRIGATION
ROOT SYSTEMS
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)Sugarcane: Water use and management
Sort Key 2 (K2)Irrigation: Trickle irrigation
Date record entered (DA)1992-02-19
Language of analysis (LA)En
Affiliation (AF)Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Location (LO)BOTLIB(photocopy)
Processing status (PS)CAT
MSIRI Staff (MS)irrig