MEASUREMENT OF INFILTRATION ON DIFFERENT LAND COVERS

NILESHWARI YEOLE¹, V.P. PANDAGALE², MADHURI GAJABE³*, V.P. KHAMBALKAR^4
1Department of Agricultural Structure and Environmental Management, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 444104, Maharashtra, India
²Department of Soil & Water Conservation Engineering, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 444104, Maharashtra, India
³Department of Agricultural Process Engineering, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 444104, Maharashtra, India
⁴Department of Farm Power & Machinery, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 444104, Maharashtra, India
* Corresponding Author : madhurigajabe@gmail.com

Received : 22-07-2016     Accepted : 07-08-2016     Published : 27-10-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 51       Pages : 2299 - 2302
Int J Agr Sci 8.51 (2016):2299-2302

Keywords : Infiltrometer, Moisture content, Bulk density, Field capacity.
Academic Editor : Dr Ashok R. Mhaske
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

The field experiment was conducted on the farm of Krishi Vighyan Kendra, near the College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology Jalgoan (Ja) for “Measurement of Infiltration on Different Land Covers”. The measure of infiltration of water into the soil is an important indication concerning: the efficiency of irrigation and drainage optimizing the availability of the water for plant improving the yield of the crop and minimizing the erosion. Infiltration is an important parameter in irrigation planning. Study was undertaken to measure the infiltration on different land covers. Infiltration was measured by double ring infiltrometer and developed the infiltration equations, also determined the different properties of soil on cultivated land cover and bared land covers. It was found that for cultivated land cover, the average infiltration rate was 6.06 cm/hr and 4.34 cm/hr for bared land cover. The average moisture content, bulk density and field capacity was found to be 16.49%, 1.71 gm/cc and 26.23% respectively for cultivated land cover. Also the average moisture content, bulk density and field capacity was found to be 11.7%, 1.59 gm/cc and 29.55% respectively for bared land cover.