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Response of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) to different frequencies of irrigation and levels of soil fertilization in a non-saline coastal Typic Endoaquept

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Scheduling of irrigation and fertilizer dose is crucial for the sustainable production of cabbage. A field experiment was conducted to investigate the impact of irrigation and fertilizer schedule on cabbage yield during the Rabi season of 2015-16 and 2016-17 on a non-saline coastal soil of eastern India. The treatment comprised three different irrigation frequencies (I1: eight irrigations, I2: four irrigations, I3: three irrigations) and three different levels of fertilizer (F1: 100% RDF, F2: 75% RDF, F3: 50% RDF). The results revealed that all the growth, yield parameters and head yield (37.37 t ha−1) were significantly higher in treatment I2F1. The highest yield of 43.03 t ha−1 at 340 mm irrigation water was predicted from the water-yield production functional model. Maximum CWP and IWP (15.07 and 19.08 kg m−3, respectively) were recorded in the highest irrigation interval supplemented with 100% RDF (I3F1). A maximum fertilizer use efficiency of 309.4 kg kg−1 of nutrient applied was obtained with moderate irrigation coupled with 50% RDF (I2F3). Soil depths of 0–30 and 30–60 cm accounted for 87.3% and 12.7% of the total soil moisture extraction, respectively. The highest residual available NPK in soil was found in treatment I2F1, while the lowest amount was recorded in I3F3. The maximum economic benefit (BCR; benefit-cost ratio) (4.51) was recorded under I2F1 treatment, whereas, treatment I3F3 observed the minimum BCR value (3.37). We recommend that four-irrigation scheduling complemented with 100% RDF could be the most effective and remunerative for the cabbage growers of non-saline coastal soils of eastern India under limited water supply conditions.

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The authors are grateful to the All India Coordinated Project on Irrigation Water Management, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Gayeshpur Centre, West Bengal, India. The researchers would like to acknowledge Deanship of Scientific Research, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia for funding this work.

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The current work was funded by the All India Coordinated Project on Irrigation Water Management, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Gayeshpur Centre, West Bengal, India. The researchers would like to acknowledge Deanship of Scientific Research, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia for funding this work.Arabia.

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  1. Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidlaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, 741252, India

    Sanmay Kumar Patra

  2. AICRP on Irrigation Water Management, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidlaya, Gayeshpur, Nadia, West Bengal, 741234, India

    Ratneswar Poddar

  3. Darjeeling Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya , Kalimpong, West Bengal, 734301, India

    Ranajit Panda

  4. Regional Research Station (Red and Laterite Zone), Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Jhargram, 721507, India

    Arindam Sarkar

  5. Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia

    Ahmed Gaber

  6. Division of Soil Science, Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute, Dinajpur, 5200, Bangladesh

    Akbar Hossain

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Patra, S.K., Poddar, R., Panda, R. et al. Response of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) to different frequencies of irrigation and levels of soil fertilization in a non-saline coastal Typic Endoaquept. J Coast Conserv 28, 6 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-023-01011-4

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