Agrotechnology

Crop coefficient, leaf area index and evapotranspiration of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) for western part of Maharashtra, India

2^nd International Conference on Agricultural & Horticultural Sciences

Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Hyderabad, India February 03-05, 2014

Deodas T. Meshram, S. D. Gorantiwar, N. V. Singh and R. K. Pal

Accepted Abstracts: Agrotechnol

Abstract:

The study was carried out to estimate reference crop evapotranspiration, develop crop coefficients, area factors, leaf area index and estimate crop evapotranspiration of pomegranate for western part of Maharashtra state (Latitude16 0 51 to 20 0 08 N, Longitude 73 0 51 to 76 0 00 E and altitude 483.50 to 608.0 m amsl). The crop coefficient values were estimated on weekly basis from the concept of shaded area approach that is widely used for the deciduous crops for the pomegranate plantation of 1 st year to maturity (5 th year). Pomegranate crop evapotranspiration and leaf area index was then determined on weekly basis. The values of water to be applied to pomegranate plantation spaced at 3 x 4.5 m and irrigated by the drip irrigation system of 90% efficiency were estimated for this region for 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th and 5 th years of pomegranate orchards for Ambe, Mrig and Hast bahars. The values of reference crop evapotranspiration, crop coefficient, area factor, leaf area index, crop evapotranspiration and water to be applied presented in this paper would be useful for the appropriate irrigation water management of pomegranate orchards.

Biography :

Deodas T. Meshram completed bachelors (1995) in Agriculture Engineering from PDKV, Akola and masters (1997) in Water Resources Development and Management from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Recently, he completed (2010) Ph.D. from CTAE, MPUAT, Udaipur with specialization of Irrigation Water Management Engineering. He is having total 15 years experience and written number 31 National, 11 International research papers and 3 books. Presently, he is working as Scientist, SS (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering) at NRC on Pomegranate, Indian Council of Agriculture Research, Solapur.