SMART WATER MANAGEMENT IN RICE BY IRRIs COST EFFECTIVE PANI-PIPE METHOD FOR SUSTAINABLE AND CLIMATE SMART RICE DEVELOPMENT- A SHORT COMMUNICATION

PRITHWIRAJ DEY¹*
¹Department of Agronomy, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture &Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, 263153
* Corresponding Author : prithwiraj.apdj@gmail.com

Received : 19-03-2017     Accepted : 25-03-2017     Published : 12-04-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 17       Pages : 4154 - 4155
Int J Agr Sci 9.17 (2017):4154-4155

Keywords : Pani Pipe, AWD, Field Water Pipe, Rice, Water management
Academic Editor : Er Rajinkumar Jadavbhai Patel
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Thanks to IRRI’s indirect support in the form of online resources. Sincere gratitude to my Teachers, Researchers and Colleagues of Department of Agronomy, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand-263145
Author Contribution : None declared

The water use efficiency of rice is drawing attention of scientists’ community from a very long back. But to get it popularized by poor and marginal farmer community, IRRI has introduced a precise water management in rice very economically by Pani Pipe method. It is actually the smart modification of AWD system in rice specially aiding the farmers in taking decision that how much and when to irrigate the crop so that the efficiency Increases as well as yield remain sustained or enhanced.

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