Effect of partial root-zone drying irrigation timing on potato tuber yield and water use efficiency

Partial root-zone drying (PRD) is an irrigation technique which has shown increased water use efficiency (WUE) without yield reductions in potato and other crops. However, questions remain as to the effect of the water restriction initiation timing and the level of alternate water restriction on the...

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Main Authors: Yactayo, Wendy, Ramírez, David A., Gutiérrez, Raymundo, Mares, Víctor, Posadas, Adolfo, Quiroz, Roberto
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34637
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author Yactayo, Wendy
Ramírez, David A.
Gutiérrez, Raymundo
Mares, Víctor
Posadas, Adolfo
Quiroz, Roberto
author_browse Gutiérrez, Raymundo
Mares, Víctor
Posadas, Adolfo
Quiroz, Roberto
Ramírez, David A.
Yactayo, Wendy
author_facet Yactayo, Wendy
Ramírez, David A.
Gutiérrez, Raymundo
Mares, Víctor
Posadas, Adolfo
Quiroz, Roberto
author_sort Yactayo, Wendy
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description Partial root-zone drying (PRD) is an irrigation technique which has shown increased water use efficiency (WUE) without yield reductions in potato and other crops. However, questions remain as to the effect of the water restriction initiation timing and the level of alternate water restriction on the response of the potato crop. In this study, we tested: two PRD treatments with 25% (PRD25) and 50% (PRD50) of total water used in full irrigation (FI, as control), and a deficit irrigation treatment with 50% of water restriction (DI50). Two water restriction initiation timings were tested at: 6 weeks (WRIT6w) and 8 weeks (WRIT8w) after planting. Osmotic potential ( ), osmotic adjustment, relative water content and chlorophyll concentration were assessed in four dates during the growing period. PRD50 initiated at WRIT6w showed the highest WUE without a tuber yield reduction respect to the control. While plants under PRDs and DI50 showed lower than FI, PRDs treatments promoted higher osmotic adjustment particularly in WRIT6w. Our study suggests that early PRDs with mild water restriction allow drought hardiness (improving water stress response) and water saving avoiding a dramatic yield tuber reduction.
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spelling CGSpace346372025-04-17T08:26:11Z Effect of partial root-zone drying irrigation timing on potato tuber yield and water use efficiency Yactayo, Wendy Ramírez, David A. Gutiérrez, Raymundo Mares, Víctor Posadas, Adolfo Quiroz, Roberto water use efficiency drought stress potatoes Partial root-zone drying (PRD) is an irrigation technique which has shown increased water use efficiency (WUE) without yield reductions in potato and other crops. However, questions remain as to the effect of the water restriction initiation timing and the level of alternate water restriction on the response of the potato crop. In this study, we tested: two PRD treatments with 25% (PRD25) and 50% (PRD50) of total water used in full irrigation (FI, as control), and a deficit irrigation treatment with 50% of water restriction (DI50). Two water restriction initiation timings were tested at: 6 weeks (WRIT6w) and 8 weeks (WRIT8w) after planting. Osmotic potential ( ), osmotic adjustment, relative water content and chlorophyll concentration were assessed in four dates during the growing period. PRD50 initiated at WRIT6w showed the highest WUE without a tuber yield reduction respect to the control. While plants under PRDs and DI50 showed lower than FI, PRDs treatments promoted higher osmotic adjustment particularly in WRIT6w. Our study suggests that early PRDs with mild water restriction allow drought hardiness (improving water stress response) and water saving avoiding a dramatic yield tuber reduction. 2013-05 2013-12-02T11:59:16Z 2014-02-02T16:39:50Z 2013-12-02T11:59:16Z 2014-02-02T16:39:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34637 en Limited Access Elsevier Yactayo, W., Ramírez, D. A., Gutiérrez, R., Mares, V., Posadas, A., & Quiroz, R. (2013). Effect of partial root-zone drying irrigation timing on potato tuber yield and water use efficiency. In Agricultural Water Management (Vol. 123, pp. 65–70). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2013.03.009
spellingShingle water use efficiency
drought stress
potatoes
Yactayo, Wendy
Ramírez, David A.
Gutiérrez, Raymundo
Mares, Víctor
Posadas, Adolfo
Quiroz, Roberto
Effect of partial root-zone drying irrigation timing on potato tuber yield and water use efficiency
title Effect of partial root-zone drying irrigation timing on potato tuber yield and water use efficiency
title_full Effect of partial root-zone drying irrigation timing on potato tuber yield and water use efficiency
title_fullStr Effect of partial root-zone drying irrigation timing on potato tuber yield and water use efficiency
title_full_unstemmed Effect of partial root-zone drying irrigation timing on potato tuber yield and water use efficiency
title_short Effect of partial root-zone drying irrigation timing on potato tuber yield and water use efficiency
title_sort effect of partial root zone drying irrigation timing on potato tuber yield and water use efficiency
topic water use efficiency
drought stress
potatoes
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34637
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