Effect of irrigation water quality and plant organic waste in some physical properties of the soil and Yield of pomegranate

Abstract

This experiment was conducted in private orchard in diyala province on 8 year old of local pomegrante trees cultivated at silty loam soil, the experiment included two factors, the first factor type of water ( fresh water and ground water ) the second factor was added leaves pomegranate falled ( as organic matter , and without adding ). The results showed increased in bulk density and soil salinity and decrease in water infiltration and fruit charactersites ( fruit number and fruit weight ) when irrigated with ground water compared with fresh water . the result showed decreased in bulk density and soil salinity and increase in yield charcter and water infiltration when added organic matter compared with control. however maxmum yield parameters namely fruit weight and fruit number were increased significantly reached about 172 gm and 181 respectively at the interactive treatment ( fresh water + added organic matter ) .