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Application of Subsurface Drip Fertigation System to Increase Growth and Yield of Maize

옥수수의 생육 및 수량 증대를 위한 지중점적 관비 시스템의 적용

Jong Hyuk Kim1
,
Yeon Ju Lee2
,
Il Rae Rho34*
김 종혁1
,
이 연주2
,
노 일래34*
1Ph.D Student, Department of Applied Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
2Undergraudate Student, Department of Agronomy, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
3Professor, Department of Agronomy, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
4Principal Researcher, Institute of Agriculture Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
1경상국립대학교 응용생명과학부 박사과정
2경상국립대학교 농학과 학사과정
3경상국립대학교 농학과 교수
4경상국립대학교 농업생명과학연구원 책임연구원
*Corresponding Author
1 September 2023. pp. 197-206
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Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate how maize (Zea maize L.) growth and yield were affected by irrigation and fertigation using a subsurface drip system. The system consisted of a buried (40 cm underground) drip pipe that can be used in a semi-permanent manner without affecting agricultural work on the ground. The amount of water required for the fertigation treatment was determined to be 24.3 tons 10a-1 for the sandy loam soil used in this experimental field. Fertigation treatments based on the previously calculated 24.3 tons 10a-1 were carried out as topdressing applications. They were applied through the subsurface drip system with the following fertilizer concentration (nitrogen only, written in kg 10a-1: N 4, N 6, N 8, N 10 ). The other treatments were irrigation only and control (non-treatment). The results indicated that the N 8 treatment was the most effective, increasing yield by 30% and 14% compared with the control and irrigation treatments, respectively. These results highlight the effectiveness of fertigation (N 8 kg 10a-1) at V6 and R1 stage as a form of topdressing fertilization using a subsurface drip system for achieving a high yield and stable maize production.

Keywords
fertigation
fertilizer
irrigation
maize
subsurface drip system
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  • Publisher :The Korean Society of Crop Science
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국작물학회
  • Journal Title :The Korean Journal of Crop Science
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국작물학회지
  • Volume : 68
  • No :3
  • Pages :197-206
  • Received Date : 2023-07-10
  • Revised Date : 2023-07-22
  • Accepted Date : 2023-07-24
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7740/kjcs.2023.68.3.197
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