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ONION ALLIUM ASCALONICUM L. PRODUCTION UNDER DIFFERENT IRRIGATION METHODS

ANALINDA S. CORDOVA

Vol 18, No 03 ( 2023 )   |  DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/6BXRG   |   Author Affiliation: College of Agriculture, Forestry and Engineering, Quirino State University, 3401 Diffun, Quirino, Philippines.   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 1364-1370   |   Published on: 30-03-2023

Abstract

The study was conducted to determine the proper irrigation method for onion (Allium ascalonicum) production. The research was carried-out in order to evaluate the performance of three irrigation methods: sprinkler, drip and basin irrigation method and its effectiveness with respect to onion production. The data collected were average weekly rate of growth, plant height at maturity, bulb diameter, yield, number of damped onion and amount of water applied. Results showed that the three irrigation methods have no difference in average weekly growth rate, plant height at maturity, bulb diameter, yield, number of clusters, and number of damped onions. However, among the irrigation methods, basin irrigation gave the highest total amount of water applied. Computation of operating cost revealed that the total cost of operation of the three irrigation methods for 1000m2 at 10 days interval gives a significant difference. This was affected by the labor and power consumption of the said irrigations. The lowest power consumed and labor cost was obtained using drip irrigation. Operating cost and income for both drip and sprinkler were higher as compared with basin irrigation method.


Keywords

Onion, Production, Drip, Sprinkler, Basin Irrigation Method