Habanero pepper production was assessed with drip irrigation and plastic mulch, based on two transplanting dates. The objectives of the study were: (i) to evaluate the effect of two transplanting dates and the use of plastic mulch on water productivity and habanero pepper fruit yield under drip irrigation conditions; and (ii) to determine the profitability and economic viability of the product in the regional market. The work was conducted in the municipality of Huimanguillo, state of Tabasco, Mexico, in loam soils classified as Eutric Fluvisol. The Jaguar variety of habanero pepper, developed by INIFAP and possessing better genetic and productive characteristics, was used. Two transplanting dates were studied, (i) 30 January 2013 and (ii) 15 February 2013, with and without plastic mulch. The conclusions were: (i) application of irrigation depths based on crop evapotranspiration (ETc) and plastic mulch transplanted on 30 January increased the fruit yield of the crop and improved the benefit–cost ratio of the production system; and (ii) water use efficiency based on the 30 January transplanting date was 8.68 kg m−3 of water applied with plastic mulch, 6.51 kg m−3 without plastic mulch, and 3.65 kg m−3 for the 15 February transplanting date with plastic mulch.
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January 29 2015
Water use efficiency and productivity of habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) based on two transplanting dates
Rutilo López-López;
Rutilo López-López
1Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP), km. 1 carretera Huimanguillo-Cárdenas, Huimanguillo, Tabasco 86400, México
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Marco Antonio Inzunza-Ibarra;
2Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Relación Agua Suelo Planta Atmósfera (CENID RASPA). INIFAP, Canal Sacramento km 6.5, margen derecha, Gómez Palacio, Dgo 35140, México
E-mail: inzunza.marco@inifap.gob.mx
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Ignacio Sánchez-Cohen;
Ignacio Sánchez-Cohen
2Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Relación Agua Suelo Planta Atmósfera (CENID RASPA). INIFAP, Canal Sacramento km 6.5, margen derecha, Gómez Palacio, Dgo 35140, México
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Andrés Fierro-Álvarez;
Andrés Fierro-Álvarez
3Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco, Calzada del Hueso No. 1100, México, D.F. 4960, México
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Ernesto Sifuentes-Ibarra
Ernesto Sifuentes-Ibarra
4Campo Experimental Valle del Fuerte-CIRNO-INIFAP. Carretera México-Nogales, km 1609, Juan José Ríos, Sinaloa, México
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Water Sci Technol (2015) 71 (6): 885–891.
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August 08 2014
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January 15 2015
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Rutilo López-López, Marco Antonio Inzunza-Ibarra, Ignacio Sánchez-Cohen, Andrés Fierro-Álvarez, Ernesto Sifuentes-Ibarra; Water use efficiency and productivity of habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) based on two transplanting dates. Water Sci Technol 1 March 2015; 71 (6): 885–891. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2015.040
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