Performance of Sub-surface Drainage under ORP trial in Sandy Loam Sodic Soils with High Water Table Condition

R. K. Sharma; S. K. Verma; S. C. Tiwari

doi:10.52151/jae2008453.1342

Authors

R. K. Sharma SAS Project, College of Agriculture, Indore, Author
S. K. Verma SAS Project, College of Agriculture, Indore, Author
S. C. Tiwari SAS Project, College of Agriculture, Indore, Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52151/jae2008453.1342

Abstract

A sub-surface drainage system using corrugated perforated PVC pipe was installed in a plot area of 33m x 60 m size sub-surface with 100 m lateral drains and 100 m collector drain having surrounded by a 5 cm thick envelope of 2-6 mm sized mineral components. The lateral drains were installed at 18m spacing and 0.6 m depth and collector drain was at a depth of 0.7 m. The study revealed that provision of sub surface drainage in sodic sandy loam soils improve the yields of Til (TKG- 55), Wheat (HD -4672), Pearl millet (JVB - 3) and Bengal Gram (PG - 5) over undrained condition by 15, 12, 19 and 18 percent, respectively.

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