Publication - Application of various agricultural practices on sorghum forage yield and its association with water use efficiency under deficit irrigation conditions.

Application of various agricultural practices on sorghum forage yield and its association with water use efficiency under deficit irrigation conditions.

Nahed NE, Attia MA, El-Hashash EF, El-Absy KM, El-Shaer HM, Youssef AMA, Sallam SMA, Khafaga HS, Fi A, Abd-Elatty SAA

Published: 8 January 2026 in Scientific reports

Keywords: Environments, Forage yield, PCA analysis, Planting methods, Water use efficiency

Pubmed ID: 41501253

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-32544-3

Abstract

To assess the effect of various planting methods on the drought tolerance and increased forage yield and water use efficiency of sorghum, a field experiment was conducted at Ras El Hekma and Wadi El-Raml, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt, in the 2023 and 2024 growing seasons under normal irrigation and drought conditions. A drip irrigation system was used to plant sorghum. Sources of variation for seasons, locations, planting methods, and their interactions had significant effects (P