DIFFERENTIAL APPLICATION OF FERTIGATION LEVELS TO ENHANCE CANE YIELD TO MAXIMUM OF SUGARCANE CV.CO 86032 UNDER SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION

P. SOMAN¹*, S. SINGH², V.R. BALASUBRAMANYAM³, R. VELMURUGAN^4
1Research and Development Farm, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., Tirupur, Udumalpet, 642154, Tamil Nadu, India
²Research and Development Farm, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., Tirupur, Udumalpet, 642154, Tamil Nadu, India
³Research and Development Farm, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., Tirupur, Udumalpet, 642154, Tamil Nadu, India
⁴Research and Development Farm, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., Tirupur, Udumalpet, 642154, Tamil Nadu, India
* Corresponding Author : dr.soman@jains.com

Received : 01-09-2018     Accepted : 12-09-2018     Published : 15-09-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 17       Pages : 7104 - 7107
Int J Agr Sci 10.17 (2018):7104-7107

Keywords : Fertilizer, Fertigation technologies
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Jain Irrigation Systems ltd., Tirupur, Udumalpet, 642154, Tamil Nadu, India. A special appreciation of the support given by Dr Amol Chaudhary, Research farm, Udumalpet, Tamil Nadu
Author Contribution : All authors contributed equally

Average sugarcane yield ranges from 61-63 t/ha in India. Using drip and fertigation technologies for irrigation and fertilizer application some farmers are producing very high yields of cane in the range of 250 t/ha and above. These yields are the result of very high doses of fertilizer application and adoption of drip irrigation. But are we getting high fertilizer use efficiencies in such high yield situations? Are these high input levels economically viable? In the present study two high level fertilizer treatments (T1 and T2) were compared with the local recommended dose of NP and K (T3) in fertigation through sub surface drip irrigation system. Yields were higher in both T1 and T2 compared to that in T3. However, the very high fertilizer dose used in T2 did not enhance the yield proportional to the input. Fertilizer use efficiency (FUE) was found lower in T1 and T2 compared to that in T3. Excessive application of fertilizer did not result in economic returns.

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