Abstract
AbstractIn semi‐arid Central Namibia, poor sandy soils limit sustainable crop production. We assessed cabbage performance in two split‐plot field experiments. In Experiment 1, treatments comprised two irrigation levels: full irrigation (watered 3 days a week) and reduced irrigation (watered 2 days a week) as the main plot factor and six soil amendments (biochar; compost; zeolite; nitrogen, phosphorus potassium [NPK]; Be‐Grow boost [L] hydrogel; and hoof and horn + bone [HHB] meal) as subplot factors in three replications. Full irrigation produced a significantly higher yield (21.1 t ha−1), head weight (0.958 kg) and larger head girths (42.1 cm). Biochar produced the highest marketable heads (24,884 heads ha−1), water use efficiency (76.0 kg ha−1 mm−1) and the largest head girths (42.7 cm). In Experiment 2, water was applied 5 and 4 days a week for full and reduced irrigation; the application rates of compost, HHB meal, Be‐Grow boost (L) hydrogel and NPK were modified. The interaction of Be‐Grow boost (L) hydrogel, NPK and biochar with full irrigation and HHB meal with reduced irrigation produced more marketable heads (28,935, 28,009, 27,546 and 28,703 heads ha−1, respectively). Therefore, full irrigation with these amendments could be used for resilient cabbage production in Central Namibia.
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