Response of onion crop to bulb set size and planting date under mulching in dry Mediterranean environment

<p class="042abstractstekst">The present pot experiment under open field conditions was conducted to evaluate the response of onion crop to bulb set size and planting date using mulching. Two different sizes of onion sets at planting (large (6-10 g) and small (2-6 g)) and three diffe...

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Autor principal:	Ibrahim MUBARAK
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Publicado:	University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty 2021
Materias:	total bulb yield bulb shape index water use efficiency irrigation water use efficiency trend analysis Agriculture S
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ad68553e47f1414580233d468214705e2021-11-10T08:32:57ZResponse of onion crop to bulb set size and planting date under mulching in dry Mediterranean environment1581-91751854-194110.14720/aas.2021.117.3.818https://doaj.org/article/ad68553e47f1414580233d468214705e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://ojs.aas.bf.uni-lj.si/index.php/AAS/article/view/818https://doaj.org/toc/1581-9175https://doaj.org/toc/1854-1941<p class="042abstractstekst">The present pot experiment under open field conditions was conducted to evaluate the response of onion crop to bulb set size and planting date using mulching. Two different sizes of onion sets at planting (large (6-10 g) and small (2-6 g)) and three different planting dates (February, March, and April) with two soil coverings (with and without straw mulching) were tested. Treatments were replicated three times. Onion was not exposed to any drought stress during the course of the experiment.<br />Results indicated that the larger bulb sets which were planted earlier under mulching, maximised the total bulb yield (Yield, 44.0 t ha<sup>-1</sup>), water use efficiency (WUE, 8.37 kg m<sup>-3</sup>), and irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE, 9.57 kg m<sup>-3</sup>). Moreover, findings revealed that onion crop appreciably respond to smaller bulb sets when they were planted earlier under mulching. Onion bulb responses were predicted to be linearly increased with the earliness in planting date, with an obvious better preference under mulching and heavier bulb sets. Hence, adopting early planting date with mulching is suggested for sustainable crop production and for enhancing water use efficiency in dry Mediterranean area.</p>Ibrahim MUBARAKUniversity of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Facultyarticletotal bulb yieldbulb shape indexwater use efficiencyirrigation water use efficiencytrend analysisAgricultureSENSLActa Agriculturae Slovenica, Vol 117, Iss 3, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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description	<p class="042abstractstekst">The present pot experiment under open field conditions was conducted to evaluate the response of onion crop to bulb set size and planting date using mulching. Two different sizes of onion sets at planting (large (6-10 g) and small (2-6 g)) and three different planting dates (February, March, and April) with two soil coverings (with and without straw mulching) were tested. Treatments were replicated three times. Onion was not exposed to any drought stress during the course of the experiment.<br />Results indicated that the larger bulb sets which were planted earlier under mulching, maximised the total bulb yield (Yield, 44.0 t ha<sup>-1</sup>), water use efficiency (WUE, 8.37 kg m<sup>-3</sup>), and irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE, 9.57 kg m<sup>-3</sup>). Moreover, findings revealed that onion crop appreciably respond to smaller bulb sets when they were planted earlier under mulching. Onion bulb responses were predicted to be linearly increased with the earliness in planting date, with an obvious better preference under mulching and heavier bulb sets. Hence, adopting early planting date with mulching is suggested for sustainable crop production and for enhancing water use efficiency in dry Mediterranean area.</p>
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title	Response of onion crop to bulb set size and planting date under mulching in dry Mediterranean environment
title_short	Response of onion crop to bulb set size and planting date under mulching in dry Mediterranean environment
title_full	Response of onion crop to bulb set size and planting date under mulching in dry Mediterranean environment
title_fullStr	Response of onion crop to bulb set size and planting date under mulching in dry Mediterranean environment
title_full_unstemmed	Response of onion crop to bulb set size and planting date under mulching in dry Mediterranean environment
title_sort	response of onion crop to bulb set size and planting date under mulching in dry mediterranean environment
publisher	University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty
publishDate	2021
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Response of onion crop to bulb set size and planting date under mulching in dry Mediterranean environment

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