Pitcher irrigation for young mango plantation in water scarce hilly tracts of southern Gujarat

Abstract

Study on young mango (cv. Kesar) plants was conducted to evaluate the performance of pitcher irrigation on young mango crop. It was found that there was non-significant change in growth amongst the treatments during first four years of the crop. Under pitcher irrigation survival percent of plants was 96% with only 4% mortality was due to mechanical damage and disease. The result analysis shows that treatment T1 which consists of one pitcher of 10 l capacity, filled weekly could save 50% water, with minimum cost and without significantly affecting the plant growth till first four years.