Abstract:
To optimize regulated deficit irrigation strategy of facility crops and achieve goal of water saving, high production and quality, taking eggplant grown in greenhouse as the object, and according to average field water capacity(
θf)in depth of 0 to 60 cm soil layer, two water deficit levels were set at seedling stage, flowering and picking stages, respectively(severe water deficit was 50%~55%
θf ; mild water deficit was 70%~75%
θf), with 80%~85%
θf as a control(CK).Effects of regulated deficit irrigation on plant growth(plant height, leaf area index LAI), yield composition(aboveground dry matter mass
AB, single fruit mass
WS, transverse diameter
TD, longitudinal diameter
LD, yield), fruit quality(soluble sugar
SSC, soluble protein
SPC), and water use(water consumption
ET, water use efficiency
WUE, irrigation water use efficiency)were studied.TOPSIS model combined with information and CRITIC weight methods were introduced to evaluate each strategy.Results showed that plant height and LAI of greenhouse eggplant could be promoted when seedling were exerted mild water regulation deficit, while fruit
AB,
WS,
TD and
LD were significantly influenced when flowering exerted mild water regulation deficit.There was no effect on yield formation when seedling or picking stage exerted mild water regulation deficit.The highest yield,
WUE and
IWUE were obtained by applying mild water regulation deficit at flowering stage, and
ET was reduced by 11.6% compared with CK treatment.Applying severe water deficit at seedling stage or flowering stage was conducive to increasing
SSC, while increasing
SPC was not conducive to applying severe water deficit strategy.Regulated deficit irrigation strategy was evaluated by using TOPSIS multi-objective comprehensive analysis method, and found that seedling and flowering keep 80%~85%
θf, while picking stage exerted 70%~75%
θf could achieve optimization of fruit morphology, quality and water use efficiency.In short, applying mild water deficit at picking stage and maintaining CK level in other two stages was the best regulated deficit irrigation strategy for greenhouse eggplant cultivation.