ABSTRACT
The objective of this work was to study the yield of bean crop under different water depths applied by furrow irrigation. The slope of furrows was 0.6% and the water flow adjusted to 0.35 and 1.0 L s-1, the latter being reduced to 0.5 L s-1 after the water reached the end of the furrow. Mean water depths applied in each irrigation were of 53.80, 33.30 and 27.30 mm, corresponding respectively to treatments of 100, 50 and 0 % of the water depth applied at the end of the furrows. Another treatment did not receive water by irrigation and was used for comparison. The experimental design consisted of randomized blocks with four treatments and sub-plots. The production did not reduce significantly when 50% of the water depth was applied at the end of the furrow. The reduction of water along the furrow resulted in reduced production, from the beginning to the end of the furrow, due to gradual water stress applied on treatments of 50 and 0%.
Key words:
furrow irrigation; dry bean; Phaseolus vulgaris L