Growing of cabbage in water efficient irrigation methods in Uzbekistan

Tashkent State Agrarian University, 2, University street, Tashkent, 100140, Uzbekistan

^* Corresponding author: n.ilxamov@tdau.uz

Abstract

In world agriculture, efforts are being made to reduce water consumption in crop irrigation, to study the level of soil moisture and water consumption in different irrigation methods, to improve the agrophysical, agrochemical and microbiological properties of the soil, and to increase its productivity. Also, large-scale scientific research is being carried out on increasing the yield of vegetable crops in different irrigation methods and reducing the phytosanitary condition of the field (density of weeds and pests, level of disease). The development, improvement and widespread implementation of optimal and cost-effective irrigation methods for planting and caring for vegetable crops in the spring and summer periods in the conditions of water scarcity is one of the urgent issues in agriculture. The development of water saving irrigation technologies in conditions of Uzbekistan does not influence essentially on agro-application physical properties of typical grey soils. At application of water saving irrigation in conditions of a climate of Uzbekistan, it was noticed that the most effective way is drip irrigation. At this way of irrigation, water is saved by 50% and productivity of vegetable crops and fertility of soil increases by 10-15%.