The field experiment was carried out with drip method of irrigation (DMI) and conventional method of irrigation (CMI) at 100 per cent Evapotranspiration (ET) at two locations in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra during 2009-'10. The...
moreThe field experiment was carried out with drip method of irrigation (DMI) and conventional method of irrigation (CMI) at 100 per cent Evapotranspiration (ET) at two locations in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra during 2009-'10. The irrigation water requirement of the banana crop was noticed minimum in DMI compared to CMI treatment indicating 35.14 and 29.24 per cent water saving and 38.96 and 33.41 per cent electricity saving in experimental and farmer's fields, respectively. Early flowering and harvesting was noticed with reduction in growth period in DMI against CMI. The banana yields in DMI were (72.6 and 67.4 t/ha) higher against CMI (59.1 and 52.5 t/ha) under experimental and farmer's fields, respectively. In DMI about 32.70 and 29.99 per cent input energy savings and 19.73 and 14.09 per cent increase in output energy were noticed against CMI. Also, the higher energy efficiency of 13.5 and 12 was noticed in DMI as compared to CMI (7.6 and 7.4). In both the fields, 17...
