Impact of cropping systems and drip irrigation levels on growth and yield performance of maize (Zea mays L.)

Khudhur, Jihad Fadhil; Aziz, Jasim Mohammed

doi:10.32894/MEDIP.25.3.2.2

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Department of Field Crops - College of Agriculture - Tikrit University – Iraq

² Field crop, college of Agriculture, University of Tikrit, Iraq

https://doi.org/10.32894/MEDIP.25.3.2.2

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted on zea mays during the autumn agricultural season on July 22, 2024, in Al-Hawija District, Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq. The experiment was conducted using a Randomized Complete Block Design (R.C.B.D). The highest results for plant height (cm) were recorded in the 93x15 planting system, reaching 249.56 cm. Regarding irrigation systems, the fixed partial irrigation system recorded the highest height (253.89 cm). The effect of the planting systems on leaf area (cm2) was evident, with the highest average for the trait reaching 5684.5 cm2 when planting with the 93x15 planting system. As for irrigation systems in this trait, the highest average was recorded in the alternating partial irrigation system, which amounted to (5668.0) cm2. The number of ear rows in the cultivation systems at a distance of (140x10) amounted to (17.00). As for irrigation systems in this trait, the fixed partial irrigation recorded the highest average with a non-significant difference of (17.22). The alternating partial irrigation system also outperformed with a non-significant difference for the number of grains per row in irrigation systems, which amounted to (35.78). As for the average of 300 grains (g) for the effect of cultivation systems, the cultivation system (93x15) cm recorded the highest average of (64.84) g, while the effect of irrigation systems was significant in the average of the trait, as the fixed irrigation system outperformed, which amounted to (70.57) g.

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Journal of Medicinal and Industrial Plant Sciences

Impact of cropping systems and drip irrigation levels on growth and yield performance of maize (Zea mays L.)

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Volume 3, Issue 2
June 2025
Pages 15-28

Impact of cropping systems and drip irrigation levels on growth and yield performance of maize (Zea mays L.)

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Volume 3, Issue 2June 2025Pages 15-28

Volume 3, Issue 2
June 2025
Pages 15-28