Abstract Novel integrated system of greenhouse and saltwater evaporative pond is a new idea that has been established and designed in this study. This Integrated System utilizes a desalination approach and provides the possibility of crop growth and fresh water production by using saline water. The theory of this integrated system is that crop evapotranspiration will be reduced by controlling atmospheric factors [increasing relative humidity (RH)] in culture media. Assessing the water use efficiency (WUE) in this system will be very important. Therefore, in the present study, by implementing pilot project of this system in the southeast of Tehran, crop water requirement, crop yield and thus WUE were investigated in two periods of basil cultivation and compared with corresponding results in the open field. According to the obtained results, crop water requirement and crop yield of basil in the greenhouse culture unit of the proposed integrated system were measured 51 mm and 191 g/m2 and in the open field were measured 98 mm and 110 g/m2, respectively. Based on the results, the value of WUE in the basil cultivation increased from 1.14 kg/m3 in the open field to 3.76 kg/m3 in the greenhouse culture unit of this integrated system.

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新型温室与海水蒸发池一体化系统的水分利用效率

摘要 新型温室与海水蒸发池一体化系统是本研究建立和设计的一个新思路。该集成系统采用海水淡化方法，并通过使用咸水为作物生长和淡水生产提供了可能性。该集成系统的理论是通过控制培养基中的大气因素[增加相对湿度 (RH)] 来减少作物蒸散量。评估该系统中的用水效率 (WUE) 将非常重要。因此，在本研究中，通过在德黑兰东南部实施该系统的试点项目，调查了罗勒栽培两个时期的作物需水量、作物产量以及 WUE，并与露地的相应结果进行了比较。根据得到的结果，在拟议的集成系统的温室栽培单元中，罗勒的作物需水量和作物产量分别为 51 毫米和 191 克/平方米，而在开阔地中，作物需水量和作物产量分别为 98 毫米和 110 克/平方米。根据结果​​，罗勒栽培的 WUE 值从露地的 1.14 kg/m3 增加到该集成系统的温室栽培单元的 3.76 kg/m3。