IRRIGATION REGIMES AND YIELD OF BERRIES IN DRIP IRRIGATION CONDITIONS AND WATER DEFICIT

The increasing water deficit requires studies to optimize irrigation regimes and water-saving technologies to achieve economy of irrigation water at an acceptable yield level. In order to establish the irrigation regime in the field of Chelopechene Experimental Field, Sofia, there have been researches, examining different regimes - from full satisfaction of the daily needs of culture for water to irrigation with reduced by 20% and 40% water application rates. On average, over the survey period, the highest yields were obtained with the irrigated wit 100% water applicatipn rate. Reducing the irrigation rate leads to a corresponding reduction in yields and affects the quality of production. The application of regimes of irrigation with reduced iwater applicatipn rates is recommended  only in the case of water deficiency.