Vol. 8, Issue 4 (2020)
Influence of runoff storage on water use efficiency and production efficiency in hill and valley area of Bundelkhand
Author(s): Kaushal Kumar and Mayank Kumar
Abstract: The experiment was laid out during two consecutive years of 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 of Hillock and Valley Watershed of Jhararghat, Lalitpur, situated in the catchments area of river Betawa. The experimental soil of pilot area was sandy loam locally known as Rakar, having pH 8.1, organic carbon 0.26%, total nitrogen 0.02%, available phosphorus 10.38 kg/ha and available potash 227.00 kg/ha, therefore fertility status of experimental area was low. The trial was conducted on farmers fields under blackgram - Indian mustard cropping system. There were four treatment comprised of conventional system, runoff recharge in stony dug wells, runoff harvesting at hill bottom in natural water impounding structure and runoff collection in constructed water storage structure. The black gram variety Azad Urd-3 and Indian mustard cv. Varuna were sown with conservation agronomical practices. The highest water use efficiency was recorded under runoff collection in constructed water storage structure. In this treatment, the water use efficiency was recorded 3.62 kg/ha/mm of water in blackgram & 11.56 kg/ha/ mm of water in Indian mustard. Similarly, production efficiency in term of kg/ha/day and Rs./ha/day was noted higher in runoff collection in constructed water storage structure by 18.12 kg/ha/day and 561.27 Rs/ha/day, respectively.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i4j.9760
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Kaushal Kumar, Mayank Kumar. Influence of runoff storage on water use efficiency and production efficiency in hill and valley area of Bundelkhand. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(4):1170-1172. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i4j.9760
