International Journal of Innovative Research and Development

Abstract

The progressive decrease of fresh water resources is leading towards the inevitable use of saline water for irrigation purpose. With the use of saline waters for irrigation, there is need to undertake appropriate management practices to prevent the development of excessive soil salination for crop production. A field experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of saline water irrigation and management practices on growth and yield of sorghum. The crop showed significant response to quality of irrigation water and management practices. It was noticed that during early stages of growth (30 DAS) all main treatments, sub treatments and their interactions were found to be significant. At 60 DAS the main treatment effect was not significant. At 90 DAS only management practices had significant effect on dry matter production. At harvest the interaction effect were found to be not significant. The yield of sorghum was significantly influenced by water quality levels, management practices and their interaction. The highest grain and stover yield was recorded in C₂-FYM followed by C₃-FYM and C₃/C₄-FYM treatments. The water productivity was highest in C₂-FYM followed by C₃-FYM and C₃/C₄-FYM.

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