Salicylic Acid and Iron Improve Maize Yield and Quality under Water Deficit

Physical and Chemical Attributes and Yield of Sour Passion Fruit Grown under Deficit Irrigation Strategies and Salicylic Acid Application

With population growth, increasing agricultural productivity is essential, particularly in semiarid regions, regions experiencing drought problems. Thus, strategies aimed at mitigating the effects of water deficit and increasing water use efficiency become essential for the sustainability of agricultural production. In...

Salt stress and water stress in maize cultivation in the semi-arid region

ABSTRACT Water deficit associated with salt stress can affect maize (Zea mays L.) yield. In this context, the objective of this study was to evaluate the yield aspects of maize irrigated with lowerand higher-salinity water and under suppression intervals. The experiment was carried out at the Piroás Experimental Farm,...

Yield and quality response of sweet corn under drought stress in semi-arid conditions: a comparison of field measurements and CROPWAT model estimates

Abstract This study examined the effects of drought stress on sweet corn yield, morphological traits, water use efficiency, and chemical composition under semi-arid climatic conditions. Field experiments were carried out in 2022 and 2023, using a randomized complete block design with three replications. Two irrigation...

Improvement of growth parameters, flowering, and fruit of tomato under water deficit stress using seed pretreatment with salicylic acid

Effects of Sowing Date, Water Deficit, and Potassium and Sodium Silicate on Yield and Quality Traits of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.)

Faba bean production in Iraq is becoming much harder due to climate change. Arid environments in the region suffer from a combination of low rainfall, outdated irrigation networks, and extreme heatwaves, all of which directly suppress final crop productivity. As a protein-rich legume of high nutritional and economic va...

Enhancing Drought Resilience and Yield of Maize through Foliar Application of Vermicompost Derived Bio-Liquids

Drought stress severely limits maize productivity, necessitating sustainable approaches to improve crop resilience and yield under water-deficit conditions. Therefore, a two-year field experiment was conducted during 2019 and 2020 at the research farm of the Plant Physiology Section, Ayub Agricultural Research Institut...