The effect of the combination of date palm biochar and silicate nanoparticles on water use efficiency, growth and yield of cowpea (Phaseaolus VulgarisL)

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1 Faculty of Water Sciences, Shahid Chamran University

2 professor, Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Facualty of Water and Environmental Engineering, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

3 Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Water and Environmental Engineering, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

4 Dep. of Horticulture, Agriculture faculty, Shahid Chamran university of Ahvaz

Abstract

This research was conducted in order to investigate the combined effect of biochar and silica nanoparticles on the yield and water efficiency of cowpea plants in the form of split plots in the form of a randomized complete block design with five replications. The main plot of date palm leaf biochar at three levels, including no biochar, 2.5 and 5%, and the secondary plot of silica nanoparticles treatment at three levels, respectively, included zero, 50 and 100 mg/liter. The highest efficiency of water consumption in terms of yield and biomass production was related to the interaction effect of two treatments of 5% biochar and 50 mg nanoparticles, and the lowest was observed in the control treatment. The highest amount of fresh and dry weight of the plant was related to the interaction effect of two treatments of 5% biochar and 50 mg nanoparticles, which caused an increase of 49.3% fresh weight and 45.5% dry weight of biomass compared to the control.

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Irrigation Sciences and Engineering

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 31 July 2024

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  • Receive Date: 02 April 2024
  • Revise Date: 20 July 2024
  • Accept Date: 31 July 2024
  • Publish Date: 31 July 2024

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