Current trends in development of microirrigation

Current trends in development of microirrigation were presented in this paper. Irrigation systems are the complicated pattern which needs the active operation including service and the use of facilities. Irrigation technologies se-cure the solution of such the problems of the current world as: rapid increase of population, limitations of natural resources and the environmental degradation. During the last three decades, the irrigation systems played an important role in the increase of the food production. The irrigated area (15% of the arable area in the world) gives the yield of the value about 36% of the total crop production value. It is connected with many social, environmental and technological prob-lems. The use of irrigation is successful when the utilization of water, soil and atmosphere is integrated, the irrigation technology is improved and the influence of irrigation on the environment is controlled as well as the environmental moni-toring is conducted. Crop production needs the increased use of technologies which are precisely adapted to needs of crops. In this case the creation of sus-tainable technological- economical- and ecological configurations can be possi-ble. The future investigations should include the following problems: technology of irrigation (doses, frequency, time of the single water application, emitter ...

Effect of microirrigation on occurrence of asparagus beetles in asparagus cultivation on the very light soil

The field experiments were carried out in two consecutive years (2005-2006) at Kruszyn KrajeÅ„ski near Bydgoszcz. The aim of the study was the influence of different systems of irrigation in asparagus hybrids cultivation on the very light soil on the occurrence of asparagus beetles. The experiments were conducted in a randomized block design of a two-factorial system with four replications. The first tested factor was irrigation in three following variants: O - non-irrigated plots (control), K - drip-irrigated plots and M - micro-irrigated plots. The second factor was associated with two asparagus hybrids (called by producer): Ap, Gr and one cultivar ‘Schwetzinger Meisterschuss'. The number of adults and larvae of both asparagus beetles was observed on every single plot area; three times during the vegetation period from July to August (beginning from the first decade of July and continuing every third week). The harvest plot area was 14.5 m2 (23 plants x 35 cm x 180 cm). Generally, the adults and larvae of twelve-spotted asparagus beetles were more numerous than common asparagus beetles on aspa-ragus hybrids plants: Ap, Gr and ‘Schwetzinger Meisterschuss'. Microirrigation applied on asparagus hybrids wasn't related with these two asparagus beetles did not susceptible to. Much the ...

Effect of microirrigation and mineral fertilization on the cherry yield and selected chemical properties of the light soil

The paper presents the results obtained from field experiments conducted in 2002-2003. They evaluated the effect of irrigation and fertilizationof cherry on the yield and mineral content of some macro-and micronutrients in the soil.Years in which the study was conducted were varied in terms of rainfall-thermal conditions. The growing season in 2002 was characterized by a moderate amount of precipitation and air temperature,while the year2003 was clearly dry and warm. In the study of fruit crops increased under the influence of irrigation, an average of 2.5 kg in terms of a single tree. Similarly, applied fertilizer increased yields of cherries, but the biggest influence was spreading at 1NPK. Under the influence of a higher dose 2NPK fertilization, fruit yield has not increased. Agrotechnical used modified the soil chemcal properties. The most affected was N in the layer of topsoil and under. ...

Susceptibility of microirrigated German asparagus cultivars to infection by pathogens

Asparagus infection with numerous pathogens very often decreases yield of spears. Efficient protection of asparagus plantation can be very difficult and sometimes even unavailable due to lack of effective plant protection agents to control of some pathogens. The choose of cultivar and field before the establishment of plantation are crucial in such cases. Irrigation has also a very considerable impact on asparagus yielding. It can influenced the diseases development too. The aim of the research was to evaluate the susceptibility of microirrigated, three German asparagus cultivars to the plants infection by pathogens.The field experiment was settled in 1998 at KruszynKrajenski near Bydgoszcz on a sandy soil. The first factor was microirrigation used in variants: W1 - non-irrigated plots (control), W2 - drip-irrigated plots, W3 - microsprinkler-irrigated plots. Irrigation doses were adequate for amount and distribution of rain-precipitation and were found out by tensiometers, too. They amounted to 195 and 113 mm for micro-sprinkler and drip irrigation, respectively. The second factor were three German cultivars of asparagus: ‘Ap', ‘Gr' and ‘SchwetzigerMeisterschuss', grown for blanched spears. Plant healthiness observations were carried out in the first 4 harvest years (2000-2004). Occurrence of root and stem rot (Fusariumoxysporumf.sp. asparagi, F. culmorum), asparagus rust ...