INNOVATIVE AND MODIFIED RIDGE-FURROW IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN MALWA REGION

D.H. RANADE¹*, M.L. JADAV², INDU SWARUP³, ASHISH UPADHYAY⁴, D.V. BHAGAT⁵, O.P. GIROTHIA^6
1All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, RVSKVV - College of Agriculture, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 452001, India
²All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, RVSKVV - College of Agriculture, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 452001, India
³All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, RVSKVV - College of Agriculture, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 452001, India
⁴All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, RVSKVV - College of Agriculture, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 452001, India
⁵All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, RVSKVV - College of Agriculture, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 452001, India
⁶All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, RVSKVV - College of Agriculture, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 452001, India
* Corresponding Author : dhranade@rediffmail.com

Received : 30-07-2019     Accepted : 27-08-2019     Published : 30-08-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 16       Pages : 8888 - 8890
Int J Agr Sci 11.16 (2019):8888-8890

Keywords : Ridge-furrow system, Innovative approach, Irrigation water management
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi and Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh for providing funds for carrying out the study under NICRA project during 2011-2020
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

In a study conducted during 2017-18, a comparative evaluation between traditional ridge-furrow irrigation system and modified irrigation practices was made. It was observed that innovative practices like PVC pipe with taps & valves and flexible rubber pipe with holes not only match with the costly micro irrigation system (drip, trikle irrigation) but also helpful in controlling water movement in the furrow, increasing time of concentration, providing uniform soil moisture profile throughout the furrow and in avoiding the over irrigation with lesser time and labour requirement in comparison to traditional ridge-furrow irrigation system. At the same time, these practices are having higher distribution efficiency as water in the furrow covering higher number of furrows simultaneously.

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