A regulated deficit irrigation strategy for hedgerow olive orchards with high plant density |
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Authors: | José E Fernández Alfonso Perez-Martin José M Torres-Ruiz María V Cuevas Celia M Rodriguez-Dominguez Sheren Elsayed-Farag Ana Morales-Sillero José M García Virginia Hernandez-Santana Antonio Diaz-Espejo |
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Institution: | 1. Irrigation and Crop Ecophysiology Group, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS, CSIC), Avenida Reina Mercedes, n.o 10, 41012, Sevilla, Spain 2. Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes 6, 41012, Sevilla, Spain 3. Departamento de Ciencias Agroforestales, ETSIA, Universidad de Sevilla, Carretera de Utrera km 1, 41013, Sevilla, Spain 4. Instituto de la Grasa (IG, CSIC), Avenida Padre García Tejero 4, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
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Abstract: | Background & Aims There is not a consensus on the best irrigation approach for super-high density (SHD) olive orchards. Our aim was to design and test a regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) strategy for a sustainable balance between water saving, tree vigour and oil production. Methods We tested our RDI strategy for 3 years in an ‘Arbequina’ orchard with 1,667 trees ha?1. Two levels of irrigation reduction were applied, 60RDI and 30RDI, scaled to replacing 60 % and 30 %, respectively, of the of irrigation needs (IN). We also had a full irrigation (FI) treatment as control, with IN totalling 4,701 m3 ha?1 Results The 30RDI treatment showed the best balance between water saving, tree vigour and oil production. With a yearly irrigation amount (IA) of 1,366 m3 ha?1, which meant 72 % water saving as compared to FI, the reduction in oil yield was 26 % only. Conclusions Our results, together with recent knowledge on the effect of water stress on fruit development, allowed us to suggest a potentially improved RDI strategy for which a total IA of ca. 2,100 m3 ha?1 was calculated. Both some management details and the benefits of this suggested RDI strategy are still to be tested. |
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