Response of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) to diurnal and nocturnal saline sprinkler irrigations. I: total dry matter and hay quality

• Published in: Irrigation science Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 497 - 505
• Main Authors: Isla, R, Aragüés, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag 01.09.2009; Springer-Verlag; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agriculture; Alfalfa; alfalfa hay; Aquatic Pollution; Biomedical and Life Sciences; carbon; Carbon isotopes; Climate Change; crops; crude protein; Dry matter; Environment; Growing season; Irrigation; irrigation scheduling; Irrigation water; isotopes; Legumes; Life Sciences; linear models; Medicago sativa; Original Paper; Saline water; salinity; semiarid zones; Sodium chloride; Soil salinity; Spain; Sprinkler irrigation; sprinklers; Studies; Surface irrigation; Sustainable Development; Waste Water Technology; Water Industry/Water Technologies; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; water stress; Spain; Spain, Aragon, Zaragoza; Soil Salinity; Sprinkler Irrigation; Sodium Adsorption Ratio; Carbon Isotope Discrimination; Salinity Treatment

Little information is available on the quantitative effects on crops of saline sprinkler irrigations and the presumable beneficial effects of nocturnal versus diurnal irrigations. We measured crude protein content, carbon isotope discrimination and total dry matter (TDM) of alfalfa (Medicago sativa...