Optimal Use of Rainwater: A Strategy for Combating Water Scarcity in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions for cultivating damask rose

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1 Assistant Professor, Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Department, Markazi Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Arak, Iran

2 Research Division of Natural Resources, Markazi Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Arak, Iran

3 Crop and Horticultural Science Research Department, South Kerman Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Jiroft, Iran

Abstract

Given the scarcity of precipitation and its uneven temporal and spatial distribution, along with limited water resources, declining quality of existing water sources, and increasing demand for water, there is a pressing need for optimal utilization and identification of new water sources in arid and semi-arid regions. Consequently, green water management and rainwater harvesting are among the most significant methods for managing rainwater utilization to address water shortages. Today, one effective strategy for optimizing the use of precipitation and its resulting runoff is to conserve and store it in the soil to meet plant water requirements. Various techniques for storing rainfall are considered valuable tools for improving afforestation and rehabilitating rangelands in areas with improper rainfall distribution. The establishment of rain-fed gardens, particularly those of damask rose, combined with rainwater collection, conversion to runoff, water storage, and evaporation reduction, represents fundamental strategies for water management. This research aims to manage green water, determine the impact of rainwater harvesting systems on the establishment and development of damask rose cultivation under rain-fed conditions, and promote it. An area with a slope of approximately 20% was selected, where rainwater harvesting surfaces were implemented in three treatments with five replications on sloped lands in the village of Katiran Shazand. The rainwater harvesting systems included a treatment with a cleared land using a filter in the seedling pit, a semi-insulated treatment with a filter in the seedling pit, and a control treatment according to local norms. Each year, characteristics such as height and canopy cover of the seedlings were measured at the end of the growing season. The results of variance analysis indicated that the effects of irrigation treatments on height were significant at a 1% probability level in 2018 (P<0.01) and at a 5% probability level in 2019 and 2020 (P<0.05). The highest seedling

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