The Evaluation of the Impact of Different Drip Irrigation Systems on the Vegetative Growth and Fruitfulness of 'Gala' Apple Trees

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00027006%3A_____%2F25%3A10179211" target="_blank" >RIV/00027006:_____/25:10179211 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/62156489:43510/25:43927420

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/9/2161/pdf?version=1757497321" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/9/2161/pdf?version=1757497321</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15092161" target="_blank" >10.3390/agronomy15092161</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Evaluation of the Impact of Different Drip Irrigation Systems on the Vegetative Growth and Fruitfulness of 'Gala' Apple Trees

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The consequences of a changing climate in Central Europe are changes in precipitation patterns and the number of rainfall days per year, an increase in the dry summer months, and, most importantly, a reduction in the availability of water resources for orchard production. This study presents a novel evaluation of irrigation systems in commercial apple orchards, highlighting how their installation can improve water use efficiency and orchard productivity. The following systems were used in the experiments: IR+F-A (drip line placed on a wire mesh), IR+F-B (two drip lines placed on both sides of an auxiliary structure), and IR+F-C (two drip lines placed below the soil surface). Among these, the IR+F-C system achieved the best performance, prolonging annual shoot growth by 10.5%, increasing fruit weight by up to 8.5%, and enhancing the proportion of Extra Class fruits by 29%, and yielding 6-10% more per hectare than the other irrigation treatments. These quantitative findings emphasize the novelty of subsurface drip irrigation under Central European conditions and demonstrate its potential to improve water use efficiency and fruit quality, offering a viable strategy for adapting orchard management to climate change.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Evaluation of the Impact of Different Drip Irrigation Systems on the Vegetative Growth and Fruitfulness of 'Gala' Apple Trees

Popis výsledku anglicky

The consequences of a changing climate in Central Europe are changes in precipitation patterns and the number of rainfall days per year, an increase in the dry summer months, and, most importantly, a reduction in the availability of water resources for orchard production. This study presents a novel evaluation of irrigation systems in commercial apple orchards, highlighting how their installation can improve water use efficiency and orchard productivity. The following systems were used in the experiments: IR+F-A (drip line placed on a wire mesh), IR+F-B (two drip lines placed on both sides of an auxiliary structure), and IR+F-C (two drip lines placed below the soil surface). Among these, the IR+F-C system achieved the best performance, prolonging annual shoot growth by 10.5%, increasing fruit weight by up to 8.5%, and enhancing the proportion of Extra Class fruits by 29%, and yielding 6-10% more per hectare than the other irrigation treatments. These quantitative findings emphasize the novelty of subsurface drip irrigation under Central European conditions and demonstrate its potential to improve water use efficiency and fruit quality, offering a viable strategy for adapting orchard management to climate change.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

40101 - Agriculture

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EF16_017%2F0002334" target="_blank" >EF16_017/0002334: Výzkumná infrastruktura pro mladé vědce</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Agronomy-Basel

ISSN

2073-4395

e-ISSN

2073-4395

Svazek periodika

15

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

9

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

18

Strana od-do

2161

Kód UT WoS článku

001579423800001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105017164539