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Effects of Pre-Sowing Flooding, Rainfall, Irrigation and Surface Drainage on Sesame in the Central Sudan Rainlands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

H. R. B. Hack
H. R. B. Hack
Affiliation:
Kenana Research Station, Abu Na'ama, Sudan
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Summary

Sesame was grown in four seasons in which differences in the distribution of the rains and treatments of pre-sowing flooding, irrigation during crop growth and surface drainage resulted in contrasts in soil water content and crop development. In wet years pre-sowing flooding, absence of surface drainage and premature irrigation gave 32–37% decreases in yield. In a season of low rainfall prevention of surface run-off and one later irrigation gave, in the absence of pre-sowing flooding, a 43% increase in yield over that from plots irrigated only at sowing and with surface drainage. Agronomic applications are discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , April 1980 , pp. 137 - 148
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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