Abstract
A two-year field experiment was conducted in 2007 and 2008 to investigate different bell pepper responses to subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) and surface drip irrigation (DI) under four nitrogen levels: 0, 75, 150, and 300 kg/ha N (N0, N75, N150, and N300, respectively). Irrigation interval was set at 4 days. Bell pepper yield under SDI was significantly higher than that under DI by 4% in 2007 (13% in 2008). Water consumption under SDI was lower than that under DI by 6.7% in 2007 (7.3% in 2008). Meanwhile, root length density under SDI was obviously higher than that under DI by 11.8% in 2007 (12.5% in 2008). The percentage of root length below 10-cm soil depth under SDI was higher than that under DI by 7%, proving that SDI promotes crop root growth and enhances downward root development. Soil N residue under SDI was lesser than that under DI. Lastly, SDI with N application of 150 kg/ha is recommended as an optimal fertigation practice in improving bell pepper yield and water-use efficiency, as well as in NO3 −-N leaching.
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