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Parchami-Araghi, F., Jolaini, M. (2025). Assessment of Irrigation Methods Effects on Sweet Cherry Yield in Selected Orchards of Ardabil Province. , 38(4), 293-310. doi: 10.22092/jwra.2025.366390.1048
Farzin Parchami-Araghi; Mohammad Jolaini. "Assessment of Irrigation Methods Effects on Sweet Cherry Yield in Selected Orchards of Ardabil Province". , 38, 4, 2025, 293-310. doi: 10.22092/jwra.2025.366390.1048
Parchami-Araghi, F., Jolaini, M. (2025). 'Assessment of Irrigation Methods Effects on Sweet Cherry Yield in Selected Orchards of Ardabil Province', , 38(4), pp. 293-310. doi: 10.22092/jwra.2025.366390.1048
Parchami-Araghi, F., Jolaini, M. Assessment of Irrigation Methods Effects on Sweet Cherry Yield in Selected Orchards of Ardabil Province. , 2025; 38(4): 293-310. doi: 10.22092/jwra.2025.366390.1048

Assessment of Irrigation Methods Effects on Sweet Cherry Yield in Selected Orchards of Ardabil Province

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Article 2, Volume 38, Issue 4, February 2025, Pages 293-310    PDF (1.71 M)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.22092/jwra.2025.366390.1048
Authors
Farzin Parchami-Araghi* 1; Mohammad Jolaini2
1Assistant Prof., Agricultural Engineering Research Institute, Ardabil Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Ardabil, Iran
2Agricultural Engineering Research Department, Khorasan Razavi Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Mashhad, Iran.
Abstract
Reliable estimates of the seasonal applied water and irrigation performance indicators under the current orchard conditions are prerequisites for improving water resources management in agriculture. In this study, seasonal applied water, irrigation methods, and assessment indicators of sweet cherries were studied by monitoring 22 orchards under actual conditions, in Ardabil Province (Parsabad and Meshginshahr counties), Iran, during the 2020-21 growing season. The seasonal estimates of the net crop water requirement, In, during the study season ranged from 460 mm (drip irrigation with no active ground cover) to 729 mm (surface irrigation with active ground cover). The adjusted In estimates for the drip irrigation method were 19-29% lower than those for the surface irrigation, and the presence of active ground cover increased In by 31-35%. The total sum of seasonal applied water and effective precipitation (I + Pe) and the fruit yield ranged from 436-1457 mm and 1.60-16.67 ton.ha-1 (with a weighted average of 583 mm and 9.03 ton ha-1), respectively. Over-irrigation was more common in the initial and developmental growth stages compared to the middle and late stages. Most of the orchards experienced different degrees of deficit irrigation during pre- and post-harvest periods (13 and 21 orchards, respectively). On average, 60% of the seasonal applied water was allocated to the post-harvest period. There was a significant (P < 0.05) difference between the values of the relative irrigation supply index (RIS= I / In) during pre- and post-harvest periods. Water productivity indicators were significantly (P < 0.05) affected by the managers' education and skill level, orchard size, age of the trees, irrigation method, and frost damage. Frost damage accounted for a 61% and 72% reduction in fruit yield and water productivity (WPI+Pe), respectively, compared to the orchards without severe frost damage. The results indicated severely poor irrigation management in the study orchards. Controlling frost damage, and implementing regulated deficit irrigation during the post-harvest period seem to be the most significant and effective strategies to improve irrigation performance indicators in the study area.
Keywords
Surface Irrigation; Drip Irrigation; Frost Damage
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