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May 16, 2026SustainabilityOpen Access

Assessment of Furrow Length and Land Slope on Maize Yield, Irrigation Water Productivity, and Economic Feasibility Under Furrow Irrigation Method in Clay Soils

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SESalah S. Abd El-GhaniImam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversityDBDalia M. N. El BatranAgricultural Genetic Engineering Research InstituteMAMarwa M. AbdelbasetMinistry of Water Resources and Irrigation

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Randomized trials assess maize yield and water productivity under different furrow lengths and land slopes, suggesting optimal practices for resource efficiency.

Key Points

  • This research aims to evaluate how furrow length and land slope influence maize yield, water productivity, and economic feasibility under furrow irrigation in clay soils.
  • Conducted two field trials during summer seasons of 2024 and 2025.
  • Utilized a three-replication split-block design examining two furrow lengths (50 m and 75 m) and three land slopes (0, 0.05, and 0.15%).
  • Analyzed growth parameters, grain yield, harvest index, and economic returns in clay loam soil with maize hybrid 'Single Cross 2036'.
  • Shorter furrows (50 m) yielded better results than longer ones (75 m) in growth parameters and irrigation water productivity.
  • The 0.15% slope produced the best results but was not significantly different from 0.05% slope in most cases.
  • The combination of 50 m furrows with 0.15% slope achieved the highest net return of 29,565 EGP ha−1, outperforming traditional practices.

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El-Ghani et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a080b4ea487c87a6a40d7bdhttps://doi.org/10.3390/su18104820
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