Vol. 8 (6) : November-December 2017 issue
Green Farming Vol. 8 (6) : 1339-1342 ; November-December, 2017
Effect of colour plastic mulching on water use efficiency and yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) under drip irrigation
SHIVARAJ S.a1*, P. BALAKRISHNANa2, G.V. SRINIVASA REDDYa3 and KAVITA KANDPALb4
aDepartment of Soil and Water Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering,
bDeptt. of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur - 584 104 (Karnataka)
Designation : 1M-Tech Student *(shivarajs046@gmail.com), 2Dean & Professor, 3,4Asstt. Professor
Subject : Water and Natural Resource Management, Water Conservation Engg., Water Harvesting, Farm Pond, Sewage Water, Irrigation
Paper No. : P-6970
Total Pages : 4
Received : 09 September 2017
Revised accepted : 25 November 2017
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Citation :
SHIVARAJ S., P. BALAKRISHNAN, G.V. SRINIVASA REDDY and KAVITA KANDPAL. 2017. Effect of colour plastic mulching on water use efficiency and yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) under drip irrigation. Green Farming Vol. 8 (6) : 1339-1342 ; November-December, 2017
ABSTRACT
Plastic mulches are widely used for the production of vegetables. An experiment was conducted to examine the effect of colour plastic mulches on water use efficiency (WUE) and yield of okra under drip irrigation. The treatments were laid out in Split-plot design with three replications and a non-mulched treatment as control. The plastic coloured mulches used were white on black, silver on black and black. The irrigation levels used were 60, 80, 100 and 120 per cent ET. Results indicated that colour plastic mulching increased yield in white on black plastic colour mulch indicated 20to 30 per cent increase in yield compared to control treatment. The optimum WUE of 7.36 q ha-1cm-1was recorded under white on black plastic colour mulch with 80 per cent of ET. The net income was recorded higher under white on black plastic colour mulch with 80 per cent ET (`198,522 ha-1) and lowest in black plastic mulch at 120 per cent ET(` 118,922 ha-1).Similarly highest benefit-cost (BC) ratio of 3.15 was obtained in treatment of irrigation at 80 per cent ET with white on black plastic colour mulch followed by white on black mulch with 60 per cent ET (3.01).
Key words :
Benefit-cost ratio, Colour plastic mulch, Okra, Water use efficiency, Yield attributes.