What would be the difference in per acre production of sugar cane under rain gun irrigation and drip irrigationHi Chenna
Advantages of rain gun against drip irrigation,
Less Cost: For one acre of Sugarcane installation of drip cost around Rs.24,000/-, whereas by using Rain Gun System, the cost comes round Rs.14,000/- only. If a farmer owns 10 acres of sugarcane if he is interested in drip, he has to install drip for the whole 10 acres at a cost of Rs.2,40,000/- where as if he use Rain gun, with a single Rain Gun he can irrigate 10 acres of land by shifting the gun properly. Drip irrigation cannot be shifted.
•Clogging problem
•In drip, the water oozes out through a small hole less than 1 mm, which gets clogged by the calcium carbonate and other chemicals available in water. So, after a period of one year most of the drippers get clogged. In Rain Gun, there is no clogging problem irrespective of the quality of water.
•Easy intercultural operation
•An intercultural operation in a drip field is a task, whereas it is easy in Rain Gun irrigation.
•Less Maintenance.
REgards
Ashwinin S
What would be the difference in per acre production of sugar cane under rain gun irrigation and drip irrigationHi Chenna
Advantages of rain gun against drip irrigation,
Less Cost: For one acre of Sugarcane installation of drip cost around Rs.24,000/-, whereas by using Rain Gun System, the cost comes round Rs.14,000/- only. If a farmer owns 10 acres of sugarcane if he is interested in drip, he has to install drip for the whole 10 acres at a cost of Rs.2,40,000/- where as if he use Rain gun, with a single Rain Gun he can irrigate 10 acres of land by shifting the gun properly. Drip irrigation cannot be shifted.
•Clogging problem
•In drip, the water oozes out through a small hole less than 1 mm, which gets clogged by the calcium carbonate and other chemicals available in water. So, after a period of one year most of the drippers get clogged. In Rain Gun, there is no clogging problem irrespective of the quality of water.
•Easy intercultural operation
•An intercultural operation in a drip field is a task, whereas it is easy in Rain Gun irrigation.
•Less Maintenance.
REgards
Ashwinin S