International Journal of Agricultural Engineering

R. A. Pachore ¹, S. A. Bhukele ², S. S. Deshpande ², S. P. Jadhav ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, K.K.Wagh College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Nashik (M.S.), IN
2 K.K.Wagh College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Nashik (M.S.), IN

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted to study the Bokchoy productivity under drip irrigation with different mulching at Mhasrul farm of K. K. Wagh College ofAgricultural Engineering and Technology, Nashik during February 2018 to March 2018. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with six treatments. In the experiment, the maximum yield was obtained from plastic mulch with 100 per cent irrigation treatment (270 g) while minimum yield was obtained from without mulch with 100 per cent irrigation treatment (40 g). Maximum height measured at harvesting time was from plastic mulch treatment with 100 per cent irrigation (26 cm) while minimum height was obtained from without mulch with 100 per cent treatment (15cm). Maximum number of leaves (16) was observed in without mulch treatment with 100 per cent irrigation treatment and minimum leaves in without mulch with 80 per cent irrigation treatment (10 cm).

Keywords

Number of Branches, Height of Plants, Number of Leaves.

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R. A. Pachore ¹, S. S. Deshpande ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, K.K.Wagh College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Nashik (M.S.), IN

Abstract

Irrigation generally is defined as the application of water to the soil for the purpose of supplying moisture essential for plant growth by making favourable environment for plant growth, to reduce the hazards of soil piping and to soften tillage pans. In India, generally traditional flood irrigation methods (basin, border and furrow) are used to irrigate crops, where in the entire soil surface is almost flooded without considering the actual consumptive requirements of the crops. These practices have created the problems of water logging and salinity and reduction in the overall irrigation efficiency hardly upto 30 per cent. An experiment will conduct on the Instructional Farm of Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, K. K. Wagh College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology Nashik. It is revealed that minimum discharge of 39.6l ph was recorded for green sprinkler for operating pressure of 1.0 kg/cm²and maximum discharge of 248.4l ph was recorded for yellow sprinkler for operating pressure of 2.5 kg/cm², the radius of throw increases from 1.85 to 2.33 m, 2.50 to 3.37 m and 3.55 to 4.49 m for green, red and yellow sprinklers, respectively. Co-efficient of uniformity is found to be best for green sprinkler at 87.23 per cent and other having 86.57 per cent and 58.52 per cent for yellow and red, respectively.

Keywords

Irrigation, Mini Sprinkler, Discharge, Radius of Throw, Co-Efficient of Uniformity.

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