Effect of Irrigation Management and Planting Density on Yield and Water Productivity of Rice (Hashemi Cultivar)

It is necessary to optimize productivity and usage of available water resources due to shortage of these resources and low irrigation efficiency in rice fields. In order to study the effect of different irrigation managements and planting densities on rice, cv. Hashemi, an experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications at Koshal-Lahijan, in north of Iran, during cropping seasons of 2014 and 2015. There were 5 levels of irrigation treatments in this research including: I1 = Submerged irrigation, I2 = Saturation, I3 = Irrigation with 8 days interval before anthesis, I4 = Irrigation with 8 days interval after anthesis, I5= Irrigation with 8 days interval throughout the growing season). Also, there were 3 levels of planting density including, D1=15×15, D2=20×20, and D3=25×25 cm. Combined variance analysis showed that the effect of water stress and plant density on measured traits were significantly different (p