Water consumption by crops for ensuring food security for a growing population has become a threat to the limited natural resource of freshwater. In order to consume water in a sustainable manner for food productions, the concept of Water Footprint came into practice. Since the rice is the most water consuming crop compared to other […]
How to increase food production using less water is one of the greatest challenges of the future. Crops and livestock use 70 percent of all water withdrawals and up to 95 percent in some developing countries. Paddy alone consumes about 60 percent of it. By 2025, 1.8 billion people are projected to be living in […]
Individually, the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), deficit irrigation and foliar fertilizer application have proved to be effective in enhancing rice growth and yield, however, the information on their combined effects is limitedly known. Therefore, a study was conducted to evaluate the effects of integrating deficit irrigation and carbonate foliar fertilizer (Lithovit) application into SRI on rice growth and yield. This study was conducted in Mkindo Irrigation scheme in Mvomero, Morogoro, Tanzania during the dry and wet season (October 2020 to June 2021). The experiment was laid out in a split plot design with three levels of irrigation for main plots which were 100% of the irrigation water requirement (40mm) imitating the SRI