TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Effect of Irrigation Regimes on Yield and Chemical Quality of Oriental Tobacco in West Azerbaijan
AU - , Hojat Salehzade AU - , Amir Fayyaz Mogaddam AU - , Iraj Bernosi AU - , Mehdi Ghiyasi AU - , Parviz Amini 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 4
IS  - 5
SP  - 632
EP  - 636
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2009.632.636
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2009.632.636
KW  - Oriental tobacco
KW  -irrigation
KW  -soil available water depletion
KW  -quality
KW  -yield
KW  -West Nigeria
AB  - In order to investigate different irrigation regimes effect on quality and quantity of oriental tobacco, an experiment has been conducted with split plot design as a RCB with four replications in Tobacco research center of Urmia during 2006 growing season. A main plots and subplots were allocated to 3 oriental tobacco varieties (Bassma serres 31, Izmir and Zichna) and three levels of irrigation regimes (irrigation after available soil water depletion reached to 60, 80 and 100% ranges), respectively. The means comparison showed that dry leaf yield, usable yield, sugar, potassium and chlorine levels in leaves were maximum in plots that were irrigated after 60 and 80% depletion of available soil water. There were no different between these 2 treatments. Leaf nicotine level was maximum in plots that were irrigated after 100% depletion of soil available water. The results showed that quantities and qualities characteristics of tobacco were the best in plots that were irrigated after 80% depletion of soil available water. The quantities and qualities characteristics of Bassma serres 31 and Zichna tobacco varieties were better than those of Izmir tobacco variety.
ER  -