Ganesh Irrigation_ Prachi

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Crop : Cotton

Cotton is a potentially important commercial crop and plays a vital role in the textile industry in India. As an irrigated crop it is extensively grown in areas where conventional irrigation methods are commonly used. However, the seed cotton yields and water use efficiency achieved with these methods are very low. In several countries including USA, Australia, Israel, Egypt and others, new irrigation technologies such as drip irrigation have been introduced for cotton.


Implementing drip irrigation to grow cotton not only enables the efficient use of every drop of applied water but also leads to enhanced crop growth and yield advantages. This is due to maintenance of uniform soil moisture regime in the crop root zone by way of frequent irrigations at shorter intervals. Besides irrigation, a major component of profitable cotton production is sound and balanced fertilization. Fertigation i.e., application of fertilizers via irrigation system, ensures the efficient use of nutrients, fertilizer conservation, environmental protection and economics of cotton production. Therefore, an on farm trial was taken up to demonstrate the benefits of drip irrigation in cotton in India.


Siluation - Ganesh IrrigatiOn_prachi
caLL : 853 000 222 9

Need for Drip

Agro-solution: What has been done,.....

Surface drip irrigation system: Head control unit, main & sub-main pipes besides Dripline 2016 integral dripline 16 mm diameter, with a lateral spacing of 1.5 m, emitter spacing of 0.4 m and emitter flow rate 2.0 Litres/hour. Each crop row was irrigated with one dripline.

Agronomic & Technical support: Crop water requirement & irrigation scheduling (depth and frequency of water application; water quality consideration, measurement of applied water) & fertigation scheduling (soil & water analysis, estimation of nutrient dose, selection of fertilizers & compatibility, application skill via drip system, foliar diagnosis for nutrient deficiencies etc); System operation (pressure reading & maintenance, valves operation, measurement of applied water) & maintenance (cleaning of filters, fertilizer tank, acid treatment, chlorination etc).

Use of scarce water resources sustainably to irrigate additional cotton area with water savings
Higher productivity and increased income to growers
Farmers are willing to expand the drip irrigation to the remaining cotton area.
Cotton best management practices – Surface drip Irrigation & Fertigation scheduling


Grow More: 85% higher seed cotton yield
With Less: Water saving 41.6%

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