DOI: https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/12.4.960

Original scientific paper

DEFICIT IRRIGATION TECHNIQUE FOR REDUCING WATER USE OF TOMATO UNDER POLYTUNNEL CONDITIONS

2011, 12 (4)   p. 597-607

Sladjana SAVIC, Radmila STIKIC, Vlade ZARIC, Biljana VUCELIC-RADOVIC, Zorica JOVANOVIC, Milena MARJANOVIC, Slavisa DJORDJEVIC, Danijela PETKOVIC

Abstract

The aim of paper was to asses the use of regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) for production of two tomato cultivars (Cedrico and Abellus) in polytunnels in Serbia. RDI plants received 60% of the water that was applied to FI plants and significant saving of water for irrigation and increased in irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) were achieved. Yield data for Cedrico cultivar showed no differences between RDI and FI, while due to the bigger sensitivity to drought, yield of Abellus was reduced under RDI. In general, fruit quality (soluble solids, titrable acidity) was sustained or improved in both cultivars under RDI. Economic analyses showed that due to the current low prices of water and electricity in Serbia, the profit increase of Cedrico, similarly to the previously trialed cultivar Amati, was not high under RDI comparing to FI. Reduction of yield and consequent profit for Abellus, indicated that for future commercial growing of tomato under RDI should be used drought resistant cultivars.

Keywords

rdi, tomato, yield, iwue, profit

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