Desempenho agronômico do rabanete em função da lâmina de irrigação

Among all sectors of the economy, agriculture is responsible for the largest water consumption, mainly for irrigation, and half of this water is effectively wasted. The great advantage of using irrigation in agriculture is achieving higher productivity and, mainly, ensuring productive stability. Knowing that water is a scarce resource, the study evaluated which of the treatments is most viable for managing radish (Raphanus sativus), using different irrigation depths, namely 0, 50, 75, 100, 125 and 150% of the crop's evapotranspiration. The collected data were subjected to analysis of variance at a 5% probability level. In addition, to verify the influence of water on productivity, the efficiency of water use was calculated. It was observed that the weight of the tuberous roots increased significantly with the increase in the irrigation depth, with a linear graph being found in the treatment increasing from 0% to 150%. However, on the other hand, water efficiency decreased when the amount of water increased, with the most effective water depth being 50% of evapotranspiration. However, the variables studied, root diameter and length, number and height of leaves, responded positively to the increase in water depth.