EFFICIENCY OF DRIP IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY FOR MAIZE CULTIVATION
Abstract
This article investigates the efficiency of drip irrigation technology for maize cultivation under the meadow-serozem soil conditions of Buka District, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. A comparative analysis of drip irrigation and conventional furrow irrigation methods was conducted. The study evaluated maize phenological development, biometric characteristics, irrigation regimes, irrigation water use efficiency, and yield performance.The research results demonstrated that the seasonal irrigation requirement under drip irrigation was 4,125.5 m³/ha, providing a water saving of 17.4% compared with traditional furrow irrigation. In addition, the actual maize yield reached 135 centners per hectare (13.5 t/ha), which was 42.1% higher than that of the control treatment. The findings confirmed that drip irrigation technology improves plant growth and development, enhances the rational use of water resources, and ensures higher crop productivity.The obtained results can serve as a scientific basis for improving maize cultivation technologies on irrigated lands of the Chirchik–Ohangaron Valley and for promoting the wider adoption of water-saving irrigation practices in regions with limited water resources.
Keywords
maize, drip irrigation, furrow irrigation, irrigation norm, water-saving technology, phenological observations, yield, water use efficiency, meadow-serozem soils.
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