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DOI	10.3390/su15010822
	Water Use Efficiency and Economic Evaluation of the Hydroponic versus Conventional Cultivation Systems for Green Fodder Production in Saudi Arabia
	Elmulthum, Nagat Ahmed; Zeineldin, Faisal Ibrahim; Al-Khateeb, Suliman Ali; Al-Barrak, Khalid Mohammed; Mohammed, Tagelsir Ahmed; Sattar, Muhammad Naeem; Mohmand, Akbar S. S.
通讯作者	Elmulthum, NA
来源期刊	SUSTAINABILITY
EISSN	2071-1050
出版年	2023
卷号	15 期号:1
英文摘要	The current study is aimed to assess water use efficiency and evaluate economic viability of hydroponic and conventional production of barley green fodder by keeping in view the water scarcity challenges in Saudi Arabia. A hydroponic system and open field experimental plot was used to evaluate the water use efficiency for different irrigation regimes. Economic indicators for both production systems are estimated and compared to accomplish economic assessment. Estimated indicators include returns from inputs and net profit; benefit-cost ratio; break-even levels of prices, production, and yield; returns over variable cost; and returns on investment. Results indicated that the yield of barley green fodder produced under hydroponic conditions overtopped the yield under conventional cultivation. Under hydroponic and conventional conditions, WUE was decreased with increasing the harvesting date. However, WUE for the hydroponic technique was much higher than the conventional one. The returns and net profits supported the conventional cultivation methods, where lower dry matter content coupled with higher fixed and variable costs incurred by the hydroponic technique outweighed returns leading to economic loss. Cost-benefit ratios, returns over investment, and break-even prices and yield suggested that growing barley fodder under the hydroponic technique is economically not suitable for small-scale farming. However, regarding water conservation, hydroponic barley cultivation showed superiority over conventional field cultivation. Further research on the adoption of hydroponic fodder cultivation is highly recommended for water-scarce arid regions, such as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
英文关键词	barley green fodder break-even cost-benefit ratio water conservation
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000909359300001
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/398737
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Elmulthum, Nagat Ahmed,Zeineldin, Faisal Ibrahim,Al-Khateeb, Suliman Ali,et al. Water Use Efficiency and Economic Evaluation of the Hydroponic versus Conventional Cultivation Systems for Green Fodder Production in Saudi Arabia[J],2023,15(1).
APA	Elmulthum, Nagat Ahmed.,Zeineldin, Faisal Ibrahim.,Al-Khateeb, Suliman Ali.,Al-Barrak, Khalid Mohammed.,Mohammed, Tagelsir Ahmed.,...&Mohmand, Akbar S. S..(2023).Water Use Efficiency and Economic Evaluation of the Hydroponic versus Conventional Cultivation Systems for Green Fodder Production in Saudi Arabia.SUSTAINABILITY,15(1).
MLA	Elmulthum, Nagat Ahmed,et al."Water Use Efficiency and Economic Evaluation of the Hydroponic versus Conventional Cultivation Systems for Green Fodder Production in Saudi Arabia".SUSTAINABILITY 15.1(2023).