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http://dx.doi.org/10.7745/KJSSF.2012.45.5.683

Effect of Subsurface Drip Pipes Spacing on the Yield of Lettuce, Irrigation Efficiency, and Soil Chemical Properties in Greenhouse Cultivation  

Park, Jin Myeon (Horticultural & Herbal Crop Environment Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science)
Lim, Tae Jun (Horticultural & Herbal Crop Environment Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science)
Lee, Seong Eun (Horticultural & Herbal Crop Environment Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science)
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Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer / v.45, no.5, 2012 , pp. 683-689 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research was carried out to investigate the effect of installation spacing of subsurface drip irrigation pipe on the mineral content, nutrient uptake, yield of lettuce, water requirement for irrigation, and soil chemical properties in greenhouse cultivation. Semi-forcing and retarding culture were implemented in this experiment, with four treatments containing overhead spray irrigation and three subsurface irrigation lateral spacing intervals of 30, 40, 50 cm at a depth of 30 cm from soil surface, respectively. Each mineral content of lettuce grown under subirrigation system did not show significant difference between treatments, however the uptake of nutrients was lower at 50 cm-distance. The yield was largest in 30 cm-subirrigation (SI), followed by 40 cm-SI, overhead spray, and 50 cm-treatment. Water requirement for irrigation was highest in overhead spray, and it was in reverse proportion to the distance of irrigation pipes. $NO_3$-N content in the soil, at a depth of 10 cm, showed a higher value in 50 cm-SI, followed by 40 cm-SI, overhead spray and 30 cm-SI. Exchangeable K content was highest in 50 cm-SI, Mg was highest in 40 cm-SI, and Ca was lowest in 30 cm-SI. In conclusion, the lettuce yield was not different between 30 and 40 cm-SI, but water requirement for irrigation was lower as the distance of irrigation pipes was further. And it seems to be needed more precise research on this theme, because crop yield and the dynamics of soil minerals in subsurface irrigation can vary with the depth and distance of irrigation pipes, dripper, water flow depending on the soil texture, and plant response to soil minerals.
Keywords
Subsurface drip irrigation; Pipe spacing; Lettuce; Soil chemical properties;
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