Productivity and Economics of Drip Irrigated Banana (Musa Spp.) under Different Planting and Fertigation Techniques in Sub Tropical India

Pawar, D. D.; Dingre, S. K.; Bhoi, P. G.

doi:10.1080/00103624.2017.1282505

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“…This resulted in increased production, productivity and fruit quality with reduction of cost of cultivation. Drip irrigation gave 3-14.5% increase in banana fruit yield and 52% water saving over surface irrigation and the quality of banana fruits was not affected significantly (Pawar et al 2017).…”

Section: System Intensification For Enhanced Productivity and Water U...mentioning

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System Intensification for Enhanced Productivity and Water use Efficiency in Banana [Musa (AAB) Nendran]

Bridgit

Thomas

2022

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Background: The steady demand for banana due to its varied uses makes banana a high value crop. In Kerala, more than 70 per cent of banana cultivation is done on leased lands and hence obtaining maximum income from a unit area assumes utmost importance. High density planting (HDP) could realize it, but had to be standardised in agro climatic regions of the state using specific cultivars and management level. Methods: Field experiments were conducted at Agronomic Research Station, Chalakudy, Kerala to assess the water use efficiency and productivity of banana variety Nendran under HDP. The experiment was laid out in factorial RBD with irrigation methods and crop geometry as the factors. Irrigation methods included drip irrigation with 50% pan evaporation compensation (PE) and 75% PE on alternate days (I1 and I2) and basin irrigation with 100% PE on alternate days (I3). Geometry treatments consisted of planting single plants at spacing of 2 m x 2 m (G1), planting 2 plants/hill at a spacing of 2.6 m x 2.6 m (G2) and planting 3 plants/hill at spacing of 3.0 m x 3.0 m (G3) resulting in 2500, 2950 and 3330 plants/ha respectively. Result: High density planting with 3 plants / hill resulted in increased yield by 21.6% over single plant/pit. Drip irrigation at 75% PE produced comparable yields with basin irrigation at 100% PE and had higher water use efficiency than basin irrigation. In banana HDP with 3 plants/hill under drip irrigation at 75% pan evaporation compensation on alternate days can be recommended to farmers of Kerala.

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System Intensification for Enhanced Productivity and Water use Efficiency in Banana [Musa (AAB) Nendran]

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2022

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“…A crop generally regarded as sun-loving might produce higher yields even in the shade of PV panels if there is too much heat and sun or too little rain during the growing period and vice versa. Still, according to shadow and shelter experiments, yields of cotton and tomato tend to be more suitable for agrivoltaic applications than soybean and banana in most conditions (for cotton see 6 ; for tomato see 7 , and 8 for soybean see 9 , 10 , and 11 ; for banana see 12 , 13 , and 14 ). Table 1 illustrates stylized characteristics of selected crops.…”

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Potential of agrivoltaics to contribute to socio-economic sustainability: A case study in Maharashtra/India

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et al. 2021

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In the ongoing energy transition in India, ground mounted photovoltaic (GM-PV) plays a crucial role which becomes evident when looking at both governmental PV targets and recent developments. Despite cost-effectiveness speaking in favor of GM-PV, generally, a major drawback of GM-PV is the high land usage. One possibility to overcome conflicting interests of land use is agrivoltaicsa combined land-use for food and electricity production. This paper summarizes the findings of a feasibility study on a 50 MWp agrivoltaic project in Maharashtra conducted by Fraunhofer ISE in 2018/2019 focusing on social impact and economic viability. The analyses indicate that an agrivoltaic system appears economically feasible with expected levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of INR 2.02 (EUR 0.0243) already including cost on water management, rainwater harvesting, water storage, and irrigation. Depending on the institutional arrangement between the farming community and the investor, the social impact is expected to vary from high benefits to risk of severe poverty among affected farmers.Further findings indicate that the use of bifacial glass-glass PV modules raises electrical yield by 6.4% compared to mono facial modules. Regarding land use, the study suggests that the analyzed agrivoltaic system is likely to almost double average land use efficiency measured by the combined output of electricity and agriculture per unit of land (+94%).

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“…It is also an important commodity crop for income generation and rural employment for millions of households, and a significant source of foreign currency for countries such as Ecuador, Philippines, Costa Rica and Colombia (Panigrahi et al 2021). Bananas have a high demand for water with supplemental irrigation used to maximise yield (Kumaran and Muthuvel 2009;Pawar et al 2017). The role of water management in plant growth and fruit yield is widely acknowledged in many crops including banana (Carr 2009), with water cited as being probably the most limiting non-biological factor affecting production (Turner 1995).…”

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Modelling water fluxes to improve banana irrigation scheduling and management in Magdalena, Colombia

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In this paper, an irrigation scheduling model for banana (Musa sp.) was developed to simulate crop growth and water fluxes under typical commercial plantation conditions. Whilst generic models exist for scheduling irrigation for many crops, their suitability for bananas are limited because of the asynchronous nature of crop growth. Individual fields on banana plantations typically contain trees at varying stages in their development cycle, so it is important for scheduling to account for this heterogeneity in simulating crop production. A crop modelling approach was developed using field data from Magdalena, an economically important region of banana production in Colombia. Following model development and calibration, irrigation water demand was estimated and weekly irrigation scheduling advice then transmitted by SMS to individual farmers in the region. The model also takes into account farmer feedback on actual irrigation practices to compare against estimated irrigation demands and to train model performance. Despite good model calibration, analysis of irrigation practices from farmer feedback showed only moderate to poor correlation between actual irrigation applications and the scheduling guidance. This implies a reluctance of farmers to change long-established traditional irrigation management practices, despite awareness of the impacts of systematic over-irrigation on yields and increased nutrient leaching risks. Significant ongoing research efforts will be needed to support improved knowledge and practical water management for key plantation crops.

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Productivity and Economics of Drip Irrigated Banana (Musa Spp.) under Different Planting and Fertigation Techniques in Sub Tropical India

Cited by 6 publications

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System Intensification for Enhanced Productivity and Water use Efficiency in Banana [Musa (AAB) Nendran]

System Intensification for Enhanced Productivity and Water use Efficiency in Banana [Musa (AAB) Nendran]

Potential of agrivoltaics to contribute to socio-economic sustainability: A case study in Maharashtra/India

Modelling water fluxes to improve banana irrigation scheduling and management in Magdalena, Colombia

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