Chapter 21

Development of Water Saving Techniques for Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) in the Arid Environment of Punjab, Pakistan

Abdul Gaffar Sagoo, Abdul Hannan, Muhammad Aslam, Ejaz Ahmed Khan, Amir Hussain, Imam Bakhsh, Muhammad Arif and Muhammad Waqas

The high aridity index of Pakistan coupled with rapidly decreasing surface water resources demand supplemental irrigation for profitable agricultural production. An inadequate irrigation water supply is one of the major bottlenecks in enhancing domestic cane production in Pakistan. To discover appropriate water conservation techniques to combat irrigation deficit in the country, a field experiment was conducted with autumn sugarcane cv. HSF 240 as a test crop at two sites: Location-I (silty ...

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