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Study the effects of some fertilizer and irrigation managements in adaptation and development of saffron cultivation in arid regions

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. Student of Agronomy - Crop Physiology Field, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

2 Professor Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

3 Associate Professor, Payam-e-Nour University. Daneshjoo BLV. Yazd.

Abstract

In order to improve saffron yield and modify crop pattern in arid areas, a split plot experiment was conducted based on randomized complete block design with three replication in a research field in Charkhab village of Yazd province during 2013-2016. Main plots included; irrigation in three levels (100%, 75% and 50% of ETc), and sub plots were seven fertilizer management including; control (zero fertilization), applying 10 t/ha cow manure(10M), 10 t/ha vermicompost by spreading(10V), 10 t/ha vermicompost buried under planting corm rows (10RV), 5 t/ha vermicompost buried under planting corm rows(5RV), spraying 10 L/ha Humaster Saffron fertilizer for 1 (SH) or 2 (CH) times after flowering. Results showed that as water stress decreased from 75% to 50% ET, flower yield and its relative traits, bud number per plant, leaf dry weight, highest corm weight, total corm weight and effective corm weight decreased significantly in each treatment. Among fertilizer managements, 10M treatment increased growth characteristics of saffron plants in the first year while 10RV and CH treatments showed better performance in the second and third years. Generally, results showed that using Humaster-Saffron fertilizer showed advantages in comparison with other treatments due to its potassium and humic acid content and possibility of its easy application in every year and along with irrigation water.

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Saffron Agronomy and Technology
Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 24
July 2019
Pages 207-225
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