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The Water Relations of Barley Grown Continually or After Fallow Under Semi-Arid Conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

P. I. Orphanos  and
C. Metochis
P. I. Orphanos
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
C. Metochis
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Summary

Grain barley was grown either continually or in rotation with fallow in a 12-year experiment. Annual rainfall ranged from 120 to 297 mm. As the water requirement of the crop is 240 mm, growth in most seasons occurred under water stress. The amount of water conserved under fallow was only significant (75–100 mm) in three of the 12 years and only once did the water conserved increase barley yield in the following year. The total grain yield over the experimental period was twice as high in the barley–barley sequence as in the barley–fallow sequence.

Cultiuo continuo de cebada o después de barbecho

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Research Article
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , October 1994 , pp. 431 - 439
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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