African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6853

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of different water depths on growth and yield of rice crop

M. A. Talpur1, Ji Changying1*, S. A. Junejo2, A. A. Tagar1 and B. K. Ram3
1Department of Agricultural Mechanization, College of Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China. 2Department of Hydrology, School of Earth Science and Engineering, Nanjing University P. R. China. 3Department of Land and Water Management, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan.
Email: [email protected].

  •  Accepted: 11 September 2013
  •  Published: 26 September 2013

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different water depths on the growth and yield of rice crop. Experiment was carried out in containers having an area of 0.64 m2 and the volume of 0.57 m3 at laboratory. Four water depths of 5, 10, 15 and 20 cm were taken in account; each water depth was replicated three times. This study was conducted in controlled condition to avoid the impact of rain. Result indicated that 5 cm is optimum water depth for vegetative and mid stage (transplanting to mid drainage) of the rice crop growth, while 10 cm water depth is appropriate for mid drainage till late stage (mid drainage to harvesting) of the rice crop and the same (10 cm) is found suitable for maximum yield.

 

Key words: Water depth, rice crop, containers, plant growth, yield.

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