Irrigation scheduling and water use efficiency on cabbage yield

<p>Irrigation frequency is one of the most important factors in irrigation scheduling, and a proper irrigation frequency<br>can establish moderate moist and oxygen conditions in the root zone throughout the crop growth period. This<br>study was conducted to study the effect of scheduling irrigation on the water use efficiency and yield of cabbage. It<br>was conducted on a cabbage farm within the Ho Municipality. The weights of harvested cabbage heads were<br>recorded. Four raised beds were prepared with two replication labelled into various treatment (T1, T2, T3, and T4).<br>Treatment 1 was irrigated every day, Treatment 2 irrigated three times in a week, Treatment 3 irrigated only once<br>in a week and Treatment 4 was under control (No irrigation). Treatment 1 (T1) yielded the highest weight(kg) of<br>cabbage head after harvesting and the lowest water use efficiency as compared to yields of treatment 2 and 3 with<br>treatment 4 yielding the least in weight of cabbage heads. The relationship between yield and applied water will<br>allow to improve the management of water resources under water scarcity.