Optimization of cereal productivity and physiological performance under desert conditions: varying irrigation, salinity and planting density levels.

ABSTRACT: Adequate irrigation with low-quality water, aligned with the specific water requirements of crops, will be critical for the future establishment of cereal crops on marginally fertile soils. This approach is essential to support global food security. To identify suitable cereal species and genotypes for these challenging conditions with the aim of optimizing yield and resilience, three different cereal species were tested under sandy soil conditions at the experimental fields of ICBA (Dubai, UAE). The experimental design employed a factorial combination split-plot arrangement including five primary factors: crop species (barley, triticale and finger millet), genotypes (3 in barley, 3 in triticale and 2 in finger millet), salinity levels (2 and 10 dS m^-1), irrigation levels (100%,

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Caparros P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11922717 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature