COMPARISON OF GREENHOUSE CUCUMBER YIELD USING DRIP IRRIGATION AND SURFACE IRRIGATION IN INJIL DISTRICT OF HERAT PROVINCE

This research was carried out in 2022in Injil District, Herat province in order to investigate the performance of greenhouse cucumbers using drip irrigation and surface irrigation. The data was collected from a sample of 60people using pre-prepared questionnaires. 23.33% of the people under research have small families (1-3). 45% of the people under study were illiterate, 31.66% of the people under research study had (1-5) years of farming experience. 50% of the people under research were average farmers who had between (300-500) meters of land. 5% of the people under the research have a low annual income less than 159,312 Afghanis. 86.66% of the people under the study believe that the use of drip irrigation saves water. They believe that one of the disadvantages of the drip irrigation system is its high costs. 85% of the people under the study believe that the use of surface irrigation reduces the cost. 46.66% of the people under the research believe that the yield of cucumbers using surface irrigation is at an average level, but 63.66% of the people under the research believe that the yield of greenhouse cucumbers is using drip irrigation is at a high level. The majority of cucumber greenhouse owners (65%) believe that the crop level in one harvest period using drip irrigation is more than (25) tons. The majority of cucumber greenhouse owners (65%) believe that the level of the crop in two harvest periods using drip irrigation is more than (50) tons. However, regarding surface irrigation, the majority of cucumber greenhouse owners (63.33%) believe that the crop level in one harvest period using surface irrigation is on average between (20-25) tons. The majority of cucumber greenhouse owners (66.66%) believe that the level of the crop in two harvesting periods using surface irrigation is between 40-50 tons.