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Water use in rice crop through different methods of irrigation in a sodic soil

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Title Water use in rice crop through different methods of irrigation in a sodic soil
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Creator Singh, A.K., S. Arora, YP Singh, CL Verma, AK Bhardwaj, N Sharma
 
Subject Sodic, irrigation, scheduling, method, energy productivity, paddy, water productivity
 
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Sodic soils are characterized by high exchangeable sodium on exchange sites, soil pH greater than 8.5, relatively low electrical conductivity, low infiltration rate and dispersed clay. These characteristics restrict the capacity of soil to absorb water, resulting in poor infiltration. Evidently, these soils require application of irrigation water at shorter intervals for crop production. Thus, irrigation strategy for sodic soils differs from that of normal soils. An experiment to determine the suitable irrigation strategy along with methods of application namely: surface (farmer’s practice), sprinkler (double nozzle impact sprinkler), and low-energy water application device (LEWA) were initiated in the year 2012 for rice crop. Irrigation depths of 6 cm in case of surface method and 4 cm in case of sprinkler and LEWA methods were applied at each irrigation event. The irrigation events for rice were scheduled at 2-DAD (days after the disappearance of the ponded water), 3-DAD, and 4-DAD through surface method, and at daily, 1- and 2-day intervals (after initial ponding disappeared) by sprinkler and LEWA methods. Sprinkler and LEWA methods resulted in highest rice yield of 4.4 t ha−1 in irrigated plots at the 2-day interval which was at par with the highest yielding surface-irrigated plot scheduled at 2-DAD. At the same time, irrigation strategy of 2-day interval through sprinkler and LEWA methods registered water saving to the extent of 30–40% over 2-DAD under surface irrigation method. Results revealed that there could be substantial saving of water and energy (electricity and diesel) through the use of sprinkling devices for irrigating rice under sodic soil environments.
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Date 2018-11-13T08:24:59Z
2018-11-13T08:24:59Z
2018-07-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Singh, A.K., S. Arora, YP Singh, CL Verma, AK Bhardwaj, N Sharma 2018. Water use in rice crop through different methods of irrigation in a sodic soil. Paddy and Water environment. Doi:10.1007/s10333-018-0650-2
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/10806
 
Language English
 
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