EL-GEDDAWY, I., EL-DEBABY, A., MORSY, A., AZZAZY, N. (1997). IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND NITROGEN FERTILIZER IN RELATION TO YIELD AND QUALITY OF SUGAR CANE VARIETIES. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 75(4), 1037-1053. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1997.426481
IBRAHIM M. H. EL-GEDDAWY; ABDEL-HAMED S. EL-DEBABY; ADLY M. MORSY; NASER B. AZZAZY. "IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND NITROGEN FERTILIZER IN RELATION TO YIELD AND QUALITY OF SUGAR CANE VARIETIES". Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 75, 4, 1997, 1037-1053. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1997.426481
EL-GEDDAWY, I., EL-DEBABY, A., MORSY, A., AZZAZY, N. (1997). 'IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND NITROGEN FERTILIZER IN RELATION TO YIELD AND QUALITY OF SUGAR CANE VARIETIES', Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 75(4), pp. 1037-1053. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1997.426481
EL-GEDDAWY, I., EL-DEBABY, A., MORSY, A., AZZAZY, N. IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND NITROGEN FERTILIZER IN RELATION TO YIELD AND QUALITY OF SUGAR CANE VARIETIES. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 1997; 75(4): 1037-1053. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1997.426481
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND NITROGEN FERTILIZER IN RELATION TO YIELD AND QUALITY OF SUGAR CANE VARIETIES
1Sugar Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
2Faculty of Agriculture at Moshtohor, Zagazig University, Egypt
Abstract
Two field experiments were carried out in El-Mattana Research Station (Qena governorate) in the two successive seasons of 1992 and 1993 in order to evaluate the relative effect of some irrigation systems and nitrogen fertilizer on growth characters of some sugar cane varieties. The two experiments included eighteen treatments which represent the combination between two irrigation systms (drip and furrow irrigation), three nitrogen levels (150, 180 and 210 kg Wfed.) and three sugar cane varieties (G.T. 54-9, F.153 and G.74-96). A split plot design with four replications was used. Irrigation systems were arranged in the main plots and the combination between sugar cane varieties and nitrogen levels were allocated in the sub-plots. The results indicated that drip irrigation was superior to furrow irrigation in both cane and sugar yields_ Both cane and sugar yields significantly increased by increasing nitrogen application up to 210 kg/fed. Sugarcane variety G.T. 54-9 surpassed the other two varieties in cane and sugar yields. The percentages of nitrogen, brix, reducing sugar, sucrose, fiber, purity and sugar recovery were insignificantly affected by irrigation systems and cane varieties. Brix, sucrose, purity and recovery percentages showed a reverse relationship due to nitrogen fertilizer application. There was a gradual increase in fiber percentage of cane stalk accompanied the increase of the added doses of nitrogen.