Rainwater harvesting for supplemental irrigation of onions in the southern dry lands of Ethiopia

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dc.creatorAssefa, S.
dc.creatorBiazin, B.
dc.creatorMuluneh, A.
dc.creatorYimer, F.
dc.creatorHaileslassie, Amare
dc.date2016-12
dc.date2016-10-28T16:04:47Z
dc.date2016-10-28T16:04:47Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:44:24Z
dc.descriptionAgricultural water scarcity is a major limiting factor for crop production in dry land regions of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite notable efforts of developing macro-catchment rainwater harvesting (RWH) techniques, few studies have evaluated the performance of RWH for deficit supplemental irrigation of crops. We examine the agro-meteorological risks such as late onset, early cessation, overall low rainfall amounts and long dry spells during the growing season and evaluate the potential of macro-catchment RWH for supplemental irrigation of onion in the southern dry lands of Ethiopia. Field experiments were undertaken during 2012 and 2013 to evaluate the effects of 50% ETc, 75% ETc and 100% ETc irrigation levels on yield and water productivity of onion during dry and wet seasons. The harvestable yield and water productivity of onion under 75% ETc irrigation were not significantly lower than that under 100% ETc irrigation during both the dry and wet seasons. Thus, deficit supplemental irrigation of onion at 75% ETc can be implemented with macro-catchment RWH to reduce the risks of crop failure and significant yield declines in dryland areas.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/77478
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/164178
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceAssefa, S., Biazin, B., Muluneh, A., Yimer, F., & Haileslassie, A. (2016). Rainwater harvesting for supplemental irrigation of onions in the southern dry lands of Ethiopia. In Agricultural Water Management (Vol. 178, pp. 325–334). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2016.10.012
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.subjectwater
dc.subjectrainwater
dc.subjectwater harvesting
dc.subjectirrigation systems
dc.subjectsupplemental irrigation
dc.subjectvegetables
dc.subjectonions
dc.subjectarid zones
dc.subjectdry season
dc.subjectwet season
dc.subjectdry spells
dc.subjectwater productivity
dc.subjectwater supply
dc.subjectwater requirements
dc.subjectirrigation water
dc.subjectsoil properties
dc.subjectrunoff
dc.subjectplanting
dc.subjectrainfed farming
dc.titleRainwater harvesting for supplemental irrigation of onions in the southern dry lands of Ethiopia
dc.typeJournal Article

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