Water Irrigation Methods
In our Agriculture for Everybody blog series, we will cover the water irrigation methods generally followed in and around the country. Only the important methods are covered here. Flood Irrigation This is the traditional method that is being used even today in most parts of our country This is the cheapest method in terms of cost and maintenance is very less The water loss is very high in this method This method is suitable for Paddy, Wheat etc Furrow Irrigation This is another traditional method that is being used even today This method is cheaper as well as easy to maintain The water loss is somewhat average in this method This method is suited for row crops or tree crops This method is suitable for Coconut, Mango, Sugarcane, Vegetables etc Pot Irrigation This method is generally used in areas where the waterfall is very less and hence recommended for dryland agriculture This involves filling up the pot every week or so and hence is a tedious work No or...