Y ield and Water Productivity of Capsicum Concentrations of Treated Municipal Wastewater under Diferent | Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research 2021

Author(s)

Shahid Hameed Khan Khalil CEWRI, NARC, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council,Islamabad,Pakistan

Adnan Shakeel CEWRI, NARC, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council,Islamabad,Pakistan

Ghani Akbar CEWRI, NARC, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council,Islamabad,Pakistan

Muhammad Asif NRD, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council,Islamabad,Pakistan

Ashraf Khan Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection, NARC,Islamabad,Pakistan

Zafar Islam CEWRI, NARC, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council,Islamabad,Pakistan

Abstract

The use of wastewater in agriculture sector is growing worldwide because freshwater resources are depleting. Waste water is considered suitable for growing vegetables after appropriate treatment. A field experiment was conducted to investigate the yield response factor of capsicum to different concentrations of municipal wastewater treatments through bioremediation. Four irrigation treatments were applied by using potable and wastewater in different ratios. hTese treatments were T 1, T2, T3 and T4 (100% treated wastewater, 66% treated wastewater and 34% potable water, 34% treated wastewater and 66% potable water and 100% potable water respectively). In treatment T1, the highest yields and crop water productivities of capsicum were 46.43 tons/ha and 9.43 Kg/m3 in 2017 while 46.56 tons/ha and 9.49 Kg/m3 were obtained in 2018 respectively. Results showed that yield response factor and water productivity of capsicum irrigated with treated waste water was 18% and 16% in 2017 and 2018 respectively which was higher than potable water. The level of essential nutrients in the waste water is higher as compared to potable water. From results it was concluded that waste water can be used for growing capsicum for increasing yield and water productivity.

Publication Details

Page(s) 819-823

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Year: 2021

Keywords

water productivity yield Capsicum bioremediation Wastewater

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