Improving Nutrient and Water-Holding Capacity in Sandy Regosol by Applying Locally Available Amendments

Premanandarajah, P.; Prapagar, K.

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“…In Batticaloa, the coastal belt of eastern province of Sri Lanka, the predominant soil group is sandy Regosols, which contain 95-98% sand with no confining horizons in its soil profile (Bawatharani et al, 2004). Sandy regosols soil predominating the coastal belt of Batticaloa district is very low in plant nutrients especially nitrogen and poor in other soil fertility components due to its poor retention capacity (Premanandarajah and Prapagar, 2009). They are largely dominant in the cultivated area in this narrow strip along the sea (Heerthihah et al, 2010).…”

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Application of FAO-CROPWAT Modelling on Estimation of Irrigation Scheduling for Paddy Cultivation in Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka

Narmilan

Sugirtharan

2020

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Agriculture sector is one of the main sources of income in the North eastern and some of the North western parts of Sri Lanka. Over the past decade, many countries around the world have witnessed a growing scarcity and competition for water among different users. Since Agriculture is the major user of water, improving agricultural water management is essential to any irrigation management approach specially to apply the exact amount of water to the field in order to meet crop water requirement. This study aims to estimate water requirement of rice by using the model CROPWAT. According to the study, effective rainfall was found to be 601mm and 133 mm in Maha and Yala season respectively. Total crop water requirements are 349 mm and 436 mm in Maha and Yala season respectively. Irrigation scheduling carried out by CROPWAT revealed that, the gross irrigation requirement is 473 mm and net irrigation requirement is 331 mm. Net scheme irrigation requirements are 40, 106, 100 and 22 mm per month in May, June, July and August respectively. Further, flow of net scheme irrigation requirements is found to be 0.15, 0.41, 0.37 and 0.08 l/s/ha in May, June, July and August respectively. Therefore, the model for planning of irrigation water requirements of rice is very important for efficient utilization of water and to meet the possible change of climate in agricultural sector.

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Section: Soil Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Application of FAO-CROPWAT Modelling on Estimation of Irrigation Scheduling for Paddy Cultivation in Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka

Narmilan

Sugirtharan

2020

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Improving Nutrient and Water-Holding Capacity in Sandy Regosol by Applying Locally Available Amendments

Abstract: for available soil nitrogen content, moisture retenlion, cation exchange capacity and organic matter content were carried out at planting (red onion), just before top dressing and at the tinte of harvest.

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Application of FAO-CROPWAT Modelling on Estimation of Irrigation Scheduling for Paddy Cultivation in Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka

Application of FAO-CROPWAT Modelling on Estimation of Irrigation Scheduling for Paddy Cultivation in Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka

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