International Journal of Engineering, Science and Mathematics
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 2

Pitcher irrigation: A water saving technique in arid region

  • Author:
  • Arunabha Pal1, Rahul Adhikary2, Monishan Karbera3, Rohitagara Nayak4
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Page Number: 50 to 57

1Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science, CUTM, Odisha

2Associate Professor & HOD, Department of Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science, CUTM, Odisha

3Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science, CUTM, Odisha

4Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science, CUTM, Odisha

* Author correspondence: Dr. Arunabha Pal Associate Professor Department of Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Gajapati, Odisha-761211, India

Online published on 4 January, 2021.

Abstract

Pitcher irrigation is an ancient and very effectual irrigation system employed in many arid and semiarid counties. Among traditional irrigation systems, pitcher irrigation is b one among the foremost efficient and compatible for little farmers in many areas of the planet. Well-organized water supervision using pitcher irrigation offers an answer to looming water disaster and would help bring more and more of the un-irrigated area under the irrigation within the country. Pitcher irrigation entails burying an unglazed, porous clay pot with in soil before seedling. Water poured into pot seeps slowly into the soil, feeding the seedling's roots with a gentle supply of moisture. Pitcher irrigation uses water more efficiently than other systems since it delivers water to plant root zones, rather than to broader areas of the sector.

Keywords

Pitcher irrigation, Irrigation management, Cost effective, Arid region cultivation