Shrivastava, P.K. and Patel, B.N. and Patel, S.N. (2010) Pitcher irrigation for young mango plantation in water scarce hilly tracts of southern Gujarat. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 67 (sp Isu). pp. 436-438.
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Abstract
Study on young mango (cv. Kesar) plants was conducted to evaluate the performance of pitcher irrigation on young mango crop. It was found that there was non-significant change in growth amongst the treatments during first four years of the crop. Under pitcher irrigation survival percent of plants was 96% with only 4% mortality was due to mechanical damage and disease. The result analysis shows that treatment T1 which consists of one pitcher of 10 l capacity, filled weekly could save 50% water, with minimum cost and without significantly affecting the plant growth till first four years. The analysis with respect to water saving and cost involved shows that treatment T2, i.e. by placing two pitchers of 7 l capacity filled every 8th day, shows the second best growth in spite of 30% water saving and 30% less cost of irrigation as compared to control.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Water Management Project, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396 450. |
| Subjects: | Plant Production > Farming Systems |
| Divisions: | Other Crops |
| Depositing User: | Mr Siva Shankar |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Dec 2012 04:25 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Dec 2012 04:25 |
| Official URL: | http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijo... |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/8958 |
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