The DI system increased income of poor farmers by enabling more efficient use of water resources, improving yield, improving quality, and reducing labour costs. The DI system has a particular niche in monsoonal climates. The DI system allows farmers to plant the crops little early in the season so that the crop is already established […]
Micro-Irrigation Systems in India (Case Studies) | Agriculture
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Micro-Irrigation Systems for Cereal Crops in Drylands | Agriculture
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In India, attempts have been made in the past to grow field crops such as rice, wheat and other grain crops with SI system, and it was found that the sprinklers improved the on-farm irrigation efficiencies up to 80% under the prevailing climatic conditions. It is experienced that wheat, paddy, maize, groundnut, sunflower, chickpea and […]
Drip Irrigation for Vegetable Crops of Drylands | Agriculture
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Efficient MI methods and technologies developed for irrigating horticultural and vegetable crops are reported to result in 30-50% water-saving and 20-40% increase in crop yields. The DI system is more economical for orchard crops. The performance of drip and conventional (i.e. check basin) irrigation methods in banana was evaluated in clay soils at Rahuri, Maharashtra. […]