The Effect of Salinity in Irrigation Water on Evapotranspiration of Satsuma Mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc.)
Articles > Article · 2014
Authors: ONUR CAN, Yasemin Senem KUKUL KURTTAŞ, Emrah ÖZÇAKAL
EGE ÜNİVERSİTESİ ZİRAAT FAKÜLTESİ DERGİSİ, National Refreed University Journal, National, 2014, vol 51, pp 253-263
Summary
<p>This study was carried out for 2 years in order to determine the effect of<br /> saline water on the evapotranspiration from Satsuma mandarin trees. In the<br /> study, three different salinity levels of irrigation water were applied (S0: 0.65<br /> dS/m. S1: 3.5 dS/m. S2: 6.5 dS/m). Satsuma mandarin trees grafted on Troyer<br /> citrange and Poncirus trifoliata rootstocks were used as experimental material.<br /> Evapotranspiration was measured by neutron probe in 4 different soil layers (0-<br /> 30 cm, 30-60 cm, 60-90 cm, 90-120 cm) before and after irrigation for six trees in<br /> total. The results obtained from the experiment were as follows: (i)<br /> evapotranspiration from the Satsuma mandarin trees decreased due to the<br /> increase of irrigation water salinity level and (ii) in all subjects,<br /> evapotranspiration of the mandarin trees grafted on Poncirus trifoliate<br /> rootstock was higher than that of the mandarin trees grafted on Troyer citrange<br /> rootstock. The response to salt water of the mandarin trees grafted on Troyer<br /> citrange rootstock was higher than that of the mandarin trees grafted on<br /> Poncirus trifoliate rootstock.</p>