For efficient use of alkaline water in sodic soil, tailoring appropriate crops with irrigation methods is important. Now, raingun sprinklers are gaining momentum with the farmers due to their easy handling and encouraging yield results. But sprinkler irrigated crops with alkaline water are potentially subject to yield reduction due to additional damage caused by foliar salt uptake. In this background three field experiments (2005-2008) were conducted to study the effect of alkaline water irrigation through surface and raingun sprinkler irrigation methods on greengram, gingelly, bhendi, and clusterbeans. Raingun sprinkler irrigation resulted in water saving of 9, 10, 18, and 20 per cent in greengram, gingelly, bhendi and clusterbeans. Water use efficiency was higher under raingun sprinkler irrigation. Greengram, gingelly and bhendi recorded higher greengram equivalent yield under surface irrigation and clusterbeans recorded higher green gram equivalent yield under raingun irrigation. The result indicates the susceptibility of greengram, gingelly and bhendi and tolerance of clusterbeans to foliar sprinkling of alkaline water. It was concluded that with alkaline water in sodic soil, raingun sprinklers may be effectively used for growing clusterbeans and surface irrigation method may be followed in greengram, gingelly and bhendi.