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Tomato Root Response to Subsurface Drip IrrigationEnglish Full Text

ZHUGE Yu-Ping, ZHANG Xu-Dong, ZHANG Yu-Long, LI Jun, YANG Li-Juan, HUANG Yi and LIU Ming-Da Key Laboratory of Terrestrial Ecological Process, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016 (China). E-mail: zgyp@tom.com Land and Environmental College, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110161 (China)

Abstract: Four depth treatments of subsurface drip irrigation pipes were designated as 1) at 20, 2) 30 and 3) 40 cm depths all with a drip-proof flumes underneath, and 4) at 30 cm without a drip-proof flume to investigate the responses of a tomato root system to different technical parameters of subsurface drip irrigation in a glass greenhouse, to evaluate tomato growth as affected by subsurface drip irrigation, and to develop an integrated subsurface drip irrigation method for optimal tomato yield and water use in a glass greenhouse. Tomato seedlings were planted above the subsurface drip irrigation pipe. Most of the tomato roots in treatment 1 were found in the top 0-20 cm soil depth with weak root activity but with yield and water use efficiency (WUE) significantly less (P = 0.05) than treatment 2; root activity and tomato yield were significantly higher (P = 0.05) with treatment 3 compared to treatment 1; and with treatment 2 the tomato roots and shoots grew harmoniously with root activity, nutrient uptake, tomato yield and WUE significantly higher (P = 0.05) or as high as the other treatments. These findings suggested that subsurface drip irrigation with pipes at 30 cm depth with a drip-proof flume placed underneath was best for tomato production in greenhouses. In addition, the irrigation interval should be about 7-8 days and the irrigation rate should be set to 225 m3 ha-1 per event.
  • Series:

    (D) Agriculture

  • Subject:

    Horticulture

  • Classification Code:

    S641.2

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