Productivity and profitability of taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) under drip and furrow irrigation

Authors

  • S. Sunitha
  • J. Suresh Kumar

Abstract

Productivity and profitability of taro under drip irrigation and furrow irrigation was worked out based on the data collected from field experiments carried out at ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, for three years (2016-17 to 2018-19). The experiment was conducted in RBD, with upland taro variety, Muktakeshi, during summer, with seven treatments which included five levels of drip irrigation, furrow irrigation and a rainfed crop and three replications. The mean data over a period of three years indicated that drip irrigation @ 100% CPE resulted in the highest cormel yield, gross and net income and B:C ratio in taro. In addition to saving of irrigation water (30%), drip irrigation resulted in 45% increase in cormel yield, 57% increase in net income and 20% increase in B:C ratio, compared to furrow irrigation.

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Published

2023-11-01

How to Cite

S. Sunitha, & J. Suresh Kumar. (2023). Productivity and profitability of taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) under drip and furrow irrigation. JOURNAL OF ROOT CROPS, 47(1 & 2), 36–39. Retrieved from http://journal.isrc.in/index.php/jrc/article/view/619