Water and nutrient economy in vegetable crops through drip fertigation and mulching techniques: a review

References

• Abraham, R. K., M. P. Sarathi, and D. C. Manna. 2018. Effect of drip irrigation, fertigation and mulching on growth and dry matter accumulation in bitter gourd. Journal of Krishi Vigyan 6 (2):61–7. doi: https://doi.org/10.5958/2349-4433.2018.00058.2.
   Google Scholar
• Ahmed, T. F. 2011. Performance assessment of surface and subsurface Drip irrigation system for crops and fruit trees. PhD Thesis. Taxila: University of Engineering and Technology.
   Google Scholar
• Amanullah, M. M., M. M. Yassin, K. Vaiyapuri, E. Somasundaram, S. Aathyamoorthi, and P. K. Padmanathan. 2006. Growth and yield of cassava as influenced by drip irrigation and organic manures. Research Journal of Agriculture and Biological Science 2 (6):554–8.
   Google Scholar
• Ankush, S. S. 2017. Yield, quality, nutrient and water use efficiency of tomato as affected by different fertigation rates through drip irrigation system. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research 51 (5):478–82.
   Google Scholar
• Antony, E., and R. B. Singandhupe. 2004. Impact of drip and surface irrigation on growth, yield and WUE of capsicum (Capsicum annum L.). Agricultural Water Management 65 (2):121–32. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2003.07.003.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ashrafuzzaman, M., M. A. Halim, M. R. Ismail, S. M. Shahidullah, and M. A. Hossain. 2011. Effect of plastic mulch on growth and yield of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.). Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 54 (2):321–30. doi: https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-89132011000200014.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Aujla, M. S., H. S. Thind, and G. S. Buttar. 2007. Fruit yield and water use efficiency of eggplant as influenced by different quantities of nitrogen and water applied through drip and furrow irrigation. Scientia Horticulturae 112 (2):142–8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2006.12.020.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Badr, M. A., and A. Abou El-Yazied. 2007. Effect of fertigation frequency from subsurface drip irrigation on tomato yield growth on sandy soil. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Science 1 (3):279–85.
   Google Scholar
• Banjara, N. C., O. Thakur, and G. D. Sahu. 2017. Response of fertigation and mulch on chilli (Capsicum frutescence). Trends in Biosciences 10 (3):959–61.
   Google Scholar
• Barua, P., and D. B. Phookan. 2009. Effect of drip irrigation and plastic mulch on yield of broccoli (Brassica Oleracea L. var. italica). Journal of Water Management 17 (1):9–13.
   Google Scholar
• Bassiony, E. M., Z. W. Fawzy, E. H. Abd El-Samad, and G. S. Riad. 2010. Growth, yield and fruit quality of sweet pepper plants (Capsicum annuum L.) as affected by potassium fertilization. Ame Science 6:722–9.
   Google Scholar
• Bhakare, B. D., and Y. D. Fatkal. 2008. Influence of micro irrigation and fertilizer levels on growth yield and quality of onion seed. Journal of Water Management 16 (1):35–9.
   Google Scholar
• Bhoutekar, S., S. Luchon, B. Gogoi, and C. Sonbeer. 2017. Fertigation level and mulching in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea l. Var. Botrytis) cv. Snowball white. International Journal of Agricultural Science 9 (21):4226–8.
   Google Scholar
• Biswas, S. K., A. R. Akanda, M. S. Rahman, and M. A. Hossain. 2015. Effect of drip irrigation and mulching on yield, water-use efficiency and economics of tomato. Plant, Soil and Environment 61 (3):97–102.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brahma, S., L. Saikia, P. Barua, T. Hazarika, and B. Sharma. 2010. Studies on effect of fertigation with different levels of N and K fertilizers on growth, yield, quality and economics of early season capsicum (Capsicum annum L. var. grossum) under cover. Vegetable Science 37:160–3.
   Google Scholar
• Brewer, M. T., K. T. Morgan, L. Zotarelli, C. D. Stanley, and D. Kadyampaken. 2018. Effect of drip irrigation and nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium application rates on tomato biomass accumulation, nutrient content, yield, and soil nutrient status. Journal of Horticulture 5 (1):1–9.
   Google Scholar
• Burt, C. M., and B. Isbell. 2005. Leaching of accumulated soil salinity under drip irrigation. Transactions of the ASAE 48:2115–21.
   Google Scholar
• Camp, C. R. 1998. Subsurface drip irrigation: A review. Transactions of the ASAE 41:1353–67.
   Google Scholar
• Chakrawal, P. N. 2012. Micro Irrigation: A water and energy saving technique. Technical Articles & Reports on Plastic Industry.
   Google Scholar
• Chalker-Scott, L. 2007. Impact of mulches on landscape plants and the environment-a review. Journal of Environmental Horticulture 25 (4):239–49. doi: https://doi.org/10.24266/0738-2898-25.4.239.
   Google Scholar
• Chand, A. R. J. 2014. Nutrient use efficiency and economics of salad cucumber using drip fertigation in naturally ventilated polyhouse. IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science 7 (12):22–5. doi: https://doi.org/10.9790/2380-071222225.
   Google Scholar
• Chandra, R., and P. K. Singh. 2019. Response of okra to drip irrigation and mulching in tarai condition of Uttarakhand. International Journal of Agricultural Science Research 11 (15):8854–7.
   Google Scholar
• Chawla, J. K., and N. K. Narda. 2001. Economy in water and fertilizer use in trickle fertigated potato. Irrigation and Drainage 50 (2):129–37. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.14.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Corcos, C. F. 2012. The role of efficient drip irrigation technology in california agriculture: Past, present and future. Presented at the California Irrigation Institute Conference, January 31, 2012, Sacramento, CA. 57.
   Google Scholar
• Debbarma, S., L. Bhatt, S. K. Maurya, D. Singh, and P. K. Singh. 2017. Economic evaluation of drip irrigation system in bell pepper (Capsicum annum L var. grossum) grown under naturally ventilated polyhouse. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 6 (11):2463–8. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.611.289.
   Google Scholar
• Devi, K. L., J. Panda, S. R. Yadav, D. Jhajharia, IN. Sakharam, and A. P. M. Sharma. 2020. Effect of drip and mulch on growth, yield and wue of tomato under low cost polyhouse in Sikkim condition. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 9 (1):193–8. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.901.022.
   Google Scholar
• Dingre, S. K., D. D. Pawar, and K. G. Kadam. 2012. Productivity water use and quality of onion (Allium cepa) seed production under different irrigation scheduling through drip. Indian Journal of Agronomy 57:186–90.
   Google Scholar
• Dukes, M. D., L. Zotarelli, and K. T. Morgan. 2010. Use of irrigation technologies for vegetable crops in florida. HortTechnology 20 (1):133–42. doi: https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH.20.1.133.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dysko, J., and S. Kaniszewski. 2007. Effect of drip irrigation, N fertigation and cultivation methods on the yield and quality of carrot. Vegetable Crops Research Bulletin 67:25–33.
   Google Scholar
• Filipovic, V., D. Romic, M. Romic, J. Borosic, L. Filipovic, F. Joel, K. Mallmann, and D. A. Robinson. 2016. Plastic mulch and nitrogen fertigation in growing vegetables modify soil temperature, water and nitrate dynamics: Experimental results and a modeling study. Agricultural Water Management 176:100–10. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2016.04.020.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hakkim, A. V. M., and J. A. R. Chand. 2014. Effect of drip irrigation levels on yield of salad cucumber under naturally ventilated polyhouse. IOSR Journal of Engineering 4 (4):18–21. doi: https://doi.org/10.9790/3021-04451821.
   Google Scholar
• Harisha, C. B., Y. Diwakar, O. P. Aishwath, R. Singh, and H. Asangi. 2017. Soil fertility and micronutrient uptake by fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) As influenced by micronutrients fertilization. Environmental Economics 35 (1):514–8.
   Google Scholar
• Hundal, I. S., K. S. Sandhu, S. Doljeet, and M. S. Sandhu. 2000. Effect of different types of mulching and herbicidal treatment on nutrient uptake in tomato (Lycopersicon esculantum L). Journal of Horticultural Science 29 (3&4):242–244.
   Google Scholar
• Imamsahab, S. J., M. G. Patil, M. K. Naik, A. S. Hussain, and M. S. Ayyangouda. 2011. Yield, yield components and quality of processing tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Genotypes as influenced by different levels of fertigation. Environment and Ecology 29 (1A):229–32.
   Google Scholar
• Jha, B. K., S. S. Mali, S. K. Naik, and T. Sengupta. 2017. Yield, water productivity and economics of vegetable production under drip and furrow irrigation in eastern plateau and hill region of India. International Journal of Agricultural Science Research7 (3):43–50.
   Google Scholar
• Job, M., Rusia, D. K. Dinmani, and Singh, V. K. 2018. Effect of drip irrigation and plastic mulch on yield, water use efficiency of cauliflower. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical Research 1:2556–60.
   Google Scholar
• Kader, M. A., M. Senge, M. A. Mojid, and K. Ito. 2017a. Recent advances in mulching materials and methods for modifying soil environment. Soil and Tillage Research 168:155–66. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2017.01.001.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kader, M. A., M. Senge, M. A. Mojid, T. Onishi, and K. Ito. 2017b. Effects of plastic-hole mulching on effective rainfall and readily available soil moisture under soybean (Glycine max) cultivation. Paddy and Water Environment 15 (3):659–68. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10333-017-0585-z.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kadirbeyoglu, Z., and G. Ozertan. 2015. Power in the governance of common-pool resources: A comparative analysis of irrigation management decentralization in Turkey. Environmental Policy and Governance 25 (3):157–71. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.1673.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kalanjiyam, S., and K. Manickam. 2015. Fertigation studies in Tomato. Journal of Plant Sciences and Agricultural Research 1 (1):1–5.
   Google Scholar
• Kannan, K. 2008. Effect of irrigation method, drip irrigation regimes and fertigation schedules on growth and yield of medicinal coleus (Coleus forskohlii). Indian Journal of Agricultural Science 78:614–7.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kapoor, R., and S. K. Sandal. 2018. Effect of drip irrigation and fertigation on plant growth parameters, productivity and nutrient use efficiency of capsicum in wet temperate zone of Himachal Pradesh. International Journal of Farm Sciences 8 (2):114–21. doi: https://doi.org/10.5958/2250-0499.2018.00055.1.
   Google Scholar
• Kapoor, R., and S. K. Sandal. 2019. Growth and yield response of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica) to varying drip irrigation and fertigation levels. Indian Journal of Agricultural Science 89 (12):26–31.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kapoor, R., S. K. Sandal, S. K. Sharma, A. Kumar, and K. Saroch. 2014. Effect of varying drip irrigation levels and NPK fertigation on soil water dynamics, productivity and water use efficiency of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) in wet temperate zone of Himachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation 42 (1):1–9.
   Google Scholar
• Kashyap, S., D. B. Phookan, P. Baruah, and P. Bhuyan. 2009. Effect of drip irrigation and polythene mulch on yield, quality, water-use efficiency and economics of broccoli production. Indian Journal of Horticulture 66: 323–325.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Khedkar, D. D., S. B. Gadge, A. V. Shejul, and C. A. Nimbalkar. 2018. Effect of drip fertigation levels on nutrient uptake of green pea (Psium sativum L.). Environmental Economics 36 (4):1074–8.
   Google Scholar
• Krishna, M. 2002. Evaluation of capsicum hybrids and effect of source of fertilizers and levels of fertilization on its cultivation under green house condition. PhD Thesis, University of Agricuture Science.
   Google Scholar
• Kumar, J., R. Kapoor, S. K. Sandal, S. Sk, and K. Saroch. 2017. Effect of drip irrigation and NPK fertigation on soil-plant water, productivity, fertilizer expense efficiency and nutrient uptake of capsicum (Capsicum annuum L.) in an acid Alfisol. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation 45 (1):105–11.
   Google Scholar
• Kumar, S. C., and J. U. Kumaran. 2002. Yield and yield attributes of bhindi as influenced by mulching and methods of irrigation. Journal of Tropical Agriculture 40:56–8.
   Google Scholar
• Kumar, P., S. Kumar, M. Kumari, and V. Kumar. 2019a. Effect of mulching on brinjal cultivation. International Journal of Science and Environmental Technology 8 (3):624–9.
   Google Scholar
• Kumar, R. R., R. Singh, R. K. Nityanand, and S. A. Sohane. 2019b. Effect of different type mulch on growth, yield attributes and yield of brinjal (Solanum melogena). Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology 37 (6):1–6.
   Google Scholar
• Kumar, R., H. Trivedi, R. Yadav, B. Das, and A. S. Bist. 2016. Effect of drip irrigation on yield and water use efficiency on Brinjal (Solanum melongena) cv. Pant samrat. International Journal of Engineering Sciences & Research Technology 5 (10):7–17.
   Google Scholar
• Larentzaki, E., J. Plate, B. A. Nault, and A. M. Shelton. 2008. Impact of straw mulch on populations of onion thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in onion. Journal of Economic Entomology 101 (4):1317–24. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/101.4.1317.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mahajan, G., and K. G. Singh. 2006. Response of greenhouse tomato on irrigation and fertigation. Agricultural Water Management 84 (1–2):202–6. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2006.03.003.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Meena, M., B. K. Sagarka, and M. K. Man. 2017. Influence of drip irrigation along with nitrogen levels on yield attributes, yield and quality parameters of Rabi drill fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill). International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 6 (5):2115–21. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.605.236.
   Google Scholar
• Michael, A. M. 2008. Irrigation theory and practice. 2nd ed. Delhi, India: Vikas Publishing House PVT. Ltd.
   Google Scholar
• Mishra, J. N., and J. C. Paul. 2009. Impact of drip irrigation with plastic mulch on yield and return of brinjal. Journal of Water Management 17 (1):14–7.
   Google Scholar
• Mishra, P., D. K. Singh, and B. R. Ravi. 2006. Impact of methods of irrigation and fertilizer application on distribution of potassium in soil under radish. Journal of Institution of Engineers 87:20–3.
   Google Scholar
• Morales-Garcia, D., K. A. Stewart, P. Seguin, and C. Madramootoo. 2011. Supplemental saline drip irrigation applied at different growth stages of two bell pepper cultivars grown with or without mulch in non-saline soil. Agricultural Water Management 98 (5):893–8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2010.11.012.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mostafa, F. N., M. M. Zohair, and H. S. Abdishakur. 2014. Effect of NPK fertigation rate and starter fertilizer on the growth and yield of cucumber grown in greenhouse. Journal of Agricultural Science 6 ( 9): 81–92.
   Google Scholar
• Nayak, H., D. Sahoo, S. C. Swain, B. Jena, P. Pradhan, and D. Paramjita. 2018. Effect of fertigation and mulching on growth, yield and yield attributing characteristics of pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.) Cv. Swarna Alaukik. International Journal of Chemical Studies 6 (2):258–61.
   Google Scholar
• Nouri, H., B. Stokvis, A. Galindo, M. Blatchford, and A. Y. Hoekstra. 2019. Water scarcity alleviation through water footprint reduction in agriculture: The effect of soil mulching and drip irrigation. The Science of the Total Environment 653:241–52. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.311.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pandey, A. K., A. K. Singh, A. Kumar, and S. K. Singh. 2013. Effect of drip irrigation, spacing and nitrogen fertigation on productivity of capsicum (Capsicum annuum L.). Environmental Economics 31:139–42.
   Google Scholar
• Pandiyan, R., V. A. Sathiyamurthy, L. Pugalenthi, and R. Nagarajan. 2018. Effect of fertigation on growth, yield and quality of tomato (Lycopersicon Esculentum). International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development 2 (4):1980–7.
   Google Scholar
• Pardossi, A., L. Incrocci, G. Incrocci, F. Malorgio, P. Battista, L. Bacci, B. Rapi, P. Marzialetti, J. Hemming, and J. Balendonck. 2009. Root zone sensors for irrigation management in intensive agriculture. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) 9 (4):2809–35. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/s90402809.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Patil, K. V. O., and J. C. Das. 2015. Effect of Drip Irrigation and Fertilizer Management on Capsicum (Capsicum Annum L). Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science 8 (1):10–3.
   Google Scholar
• Patil, M., and S. B. Gadge. 2016. Yield response of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) to different fertigation Levels. International Journal of Agricultural Engineering 9 (2):145–9. doi: https://doi.org/10.15740/HAS/IJAE/9.2/145-149.
   Google Scholar
• Paul, J. C., J. N. Mishra, P. L. Pradhan, and B. Panigrahi. 2013. Effect of drip and surface irrigation on yield, water use-efficiency and economics of capsicum (Capsicum annum l.) grown under mulch and non mulch conditions in eastern coastal India. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research 2 (1):99–108.
   Google Scholar
• Pawar, D. D., S. K. Dingre, and U. S. Surve. 2013. Growth, yield and water use in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) under drip Fertigation. Indian Journal of Agronomy 58 (3):396–401.
   Google Scholar
• Qin, W., C. Hu, and O. Oenema. 2015. Soil mulching significantly enhances yields and water and nitrogen use efficiencies of maize and wheat: A meta-analysis. Scientific Reports 5:16210. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep16210.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Qin, S., S. Li, S. Kang, T. Du, L. Tong, and R. Ding. 2016. Can the drip irrigation under film mulch reduce crop evapotranspiration and save water under the sufficient irrigation condition? Agricultural Water Management 177:128–37. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2016.06.022.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ragab, M. E., Y. E. Arafa, M. S. Omaima, Z. F. Fawzy, and S. M. El-Sawy. 2019. Effect of irrigation systems on vegetative growth, fruit yield, quality and irrigation water use efficiency of tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown under water stress conditions. Scientific Agriculture 3 (4):172–83.
   Google Scholar
• Raina, J. N., T. Sharma, and S. Suman. 2011. Effect of drip fertigation with different fertilizers on nutrients distribution in soil, leaf nutrient content and yield of Apricot (Prunusa remeniaca L.). Journal of Indian Society of Soil Science 59 (3):268–77.
   Google Scholar
• Rathore, A. C., and J. N. Singh. 2009. Optimization of nitrogen application and irrigation for improved growth and spike production of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa Lin.). Indian Journal of Soil Conservation 37 (1):45–9.
   Google Scholar
• Reddy, C. G., S. S. Hebbar, and G. P. D. Reddy. 2016. Effect of plastic mulch and non mulch on growth, yield and quality of red chilli (Capsicum annuum.) under drip fertigation. Plant Arch 16 (2):563–7.
   Google Scholar
• Refai, E. F. S., Hassan, H. A. Mostafa, M. Hefzy, and Zahran, M. M. A. A. 2019. Enhance of water use efficiency, productivity and quality of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) on newly reclaimed soils. Middle East Journal of Applied Science 9 (2):464–73.
   Google Scholar
• Romic, D., M. Romic, J. Borosic, and M. Poljak. 2003. Mulching decreases nitrate leaching in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) cultivation. Agricultural Water Management 60 (2):87–97. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-3774(02)00168-3.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Roy, S. S., M. S. I. Khan, and K. K. Pall. 2011. Nitrogen and phosphorus efficiency on the fruit size and yield of capsicum. Journal of Experimental Sciences 2:32–7.
   Google Scholar
• Rumpel, J., S. Kaniszewski, and J. Dyśko. 2004. Effect of drip irrigation and fertilization timing and rate on yield of onion. Journal of Vegetable Crop Production 9 (2):65–73. doi: https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v09n02_08.
   Google Scholar
• Sadarunnisa, S., C. Madhumathi, G. S. Rao, and B. Sreenivasulu. 2010. Effect of fertigation on growth and yield of turmeric cv. Mydukur. Journal of Horticultural Science 5 (1):78–80.
   Google Scholar
• Sandal, S. K., and R. Kapoor. 2015. Fertigation technology for enhancing nutrient use and crop productivity: An overview. Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research 41 (2):114–21.
   Google Scholar
• Sathya, S., J. G. Pitchai, R. Indirani, and M. Kannathasan. 2008. Effect of fertigation on availability of nutrients (N, P & K) in soil – A Review. Agricultural Revolution 29:214–9.
   Google Scholar
• Selim, T., F. Bouksila, R. Berndtsson, and M. Persson. 2013. Soil water and salinity distribution under different treatments of drip irrigation. Soil Science Society of America Journal 77 (4):1144–56. doi: https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2012.0304.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Selim, E., and A. A. Mosa. 2012. Fertigation of humic substances improves yield and quality of broccoli and nutrient retention in a sandy soil. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 175 (2):273–81. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.201100062.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shedeed, S. I., S. M. Zaghloul, and A. A. Yassen. 2009. Effect of method and rate of fertilizer application under drip irrigation on yield and nutrient uptake by tomato. Ozean Journal of Applied Science2:139–47.
   Google Scholar
• Shinde, P. P., M. G. Chavan, and V. B. Newase. 2006. Fertigation in cabbage. Journal of Maharashtra Agricultural Universities 3 (3):255–7.
   Google Scholar
• Singandhupe, R. B., B. K. James, A. Edna, and P. Nanda. 2007. Response of drip irrigation and mulching on growth and fruit yield of pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 77 (1):8–13.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Singh, A., S. K. Sharma, and R. Chopra. 2017. Effect of drip fertigation scheduling on yield and economics of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) and chilli (Capsicum annuum L.). Annals Plant and Soil Research 19 (2):137–42.
   Google Scholar
• Singh, A. K., D. Chakraborty, P. Mishra, and D. K. Singh. 2002. Nitrogen and potassium dynamics in fertigation system. Poster presentation (symposium no 4, paper no.1045), 17th WCSS, 14–21 August 2002, Thailand.
   Google Scholar
• Smith, R. J., J. M. Uddin, M. H. Gillies, P. Moller, and K. Clurey. 2016. Evaluating the performance of automated bay irrigation. Irrigation Science 34 (3):175–85. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-016-0494-8.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Souza, C. F., M. V. Folegatti, and D. Or. 2009. Distribution and storage characterization of soil solution for drip irrigation. Irrigation Science 27 (4):277–88. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-008-0143-y.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Swarajyalakshmi, K. M., D. M. Reddy, M. Shivashankar, B. K. Suresh, and R. P. Nageswara. 2005. Studies on response of chilli to different levels of drip irrigation and mulching as compared to basin method of irrigation. In International conference on plasticulture and precision farming, New Delhi, India.
   Google Scholar
• Tan, C. S., T. Q. Zhang, W. D. Reynolds, J. Warner, and C. F. Drury. 2009. Farm-scale processing tomato production using surface and subsurface drip irrigation and fertigation. Acta Horticulturae 823 (823):77–81. doi: https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.823.7.
   Google Scholar
• Thenmozhi, M., and S. V. Kottiswaran. 2017. Effect of fertigation scheduling under drip irrigation with different black polyethylene mulching in Capsicum crop under polyhouse and open field conditions. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytomedicine 6 (5):2485–90.
   Google Scholar
• Tiwari, K. N., A. Singh, and P. K. Mal. 2003. Effect of drip irrigation on yield of cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. Var. Capitata) under mulch and non-mulch conditions. Agricultural Water Management 58 (1):19–28. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-3774(02)00084-7.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tolk, J. A., T. A. Howell, and S. R. Evett. 1999. Effect of mulch, irrigation, and soil type on water use and yield of maize. Soil and Tillage Research 50 (2):137–47. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-1987(99)00011-2.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ueta, T., Ikeba, T. Ahn-DongHyuk, Kato, K. Kawano, T, and Matsumoto, E. 2009. Effects of drip fertigation on yield and quality of leaf vegetables and on efficiency of nitrogen fertilization in outdoor plant. Japanese Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Culture 80 (5):477–86.
   Google Scholar
• Veeranna, H. K., Kgalak, A. A. Abduk, and G. M. Sujith. 2001. Effect of fertigation with normal and water soluble fertilizer compared to drip and furrow methods on yields, fertilizer and irrigation water use efficiency in chilli. Micro Irrigation 2:461–6.
   Google Scholar
• Vijayakumar, G., D. Tamilmani, and P. K. Selvaraj. 2010. Maximizing water and fertilizer use efficiencies under drip irrigation in chili crop. Journal of Management & Public Policy 2 (1):85–95.
   Google Scholar
• Wang, A., M. Gallardo, W. Zhao, Z. Zhang, and M. Miao. 2019a. Yield, nitrogen uptake and nitrogen leaching of tunnel greenhouse grown cucumber in a shallow groundwater region. Agricultural Water Management 127:73–80.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wang, X., T. Guo, Y. Wang, Y. Xing, and Y. Wang. 2020. Exploring the optimization of water and fertilizer management practices for potato production in the sandy loam soils of Northwest China based on PCA. Agricultural Water Management 237:106–18.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wang, H., J. Li, M. Cheng, F. Zhang, X. Wang, J. Fan, L. Wu, D. Fang, H. Zou, and Y. Xiang. 2019b. Drip fertigation management improves yield, quality, water and nitrogen use efficiency of greenhouse cucumber. Scientia Horticulturae 243:357–66. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2018.08.050.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Xiukang, W., and X. Yingying. 2016. Evaluation of the effect of irrigation and fertilization by drip fertigation on tomato yield and water use efficiency in greenhouse. International Journal of Agronomy 2016:1–10. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/3961903.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yaghi, T., A. Arslan, and F. Naoum. 2013. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus, L.) Water use efficiency (WUE) under plastic mulch and drip irrigation. Agricultural Water Management 128:149–57. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2013.06.002.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yang, Z., B. Qi, B. Cong, F. Liu, and M. Yang. 2015. Plastic film mulching for water-efficient agricultural applications and degradable films materials development research. Journal of Materials Processing Technology 216:37–41. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2014.08.026.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yang, K., F. Wang, C. Clinton, S. Kang, Z. Huo, N. Song, and D. Ma. 2017. Potato performance as influenced by the proportion of wetted soil volume and nitrogen under drip irrigation with plastic mulch. Agricultural Water Management 179:260–70. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2016.04.014.i
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang, H., Y. Xiong, G. Huang, X. Xu, and Q. Huang. 2017. Effects of water stress on processing tomatoes yield, quality and water use efficiency with plastic mulched drip irrigation in sandy soil of the Hetao District. Agricultural Water Management 179:205–14. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2016.07.022.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang, X., S. You, Y. Tian, and J. Li. 2019. Comparison of plastic film, biodegradable paper and bio-based film mulching for summer tomato production: Soil properties, plant growth, fruit yield and fruit quality. Scientia Horticulturae 249:38–48. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2019.01.037.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar