Vol. 7, Issue 3 (2019)
Design and economic evaluation for the precision farming of tomato crop at Pusa (Bihar)
Author(s): Abhishek Kumar, Asha Kumari, Abhishek and Lalita
Abstract: Farmers of Bihar grows several vegetables, but due to the lack of proper technology, yield and quality of the product is not at par. The precision farming technique can play a promising role to fill the gap. Keeping in view of the water savings and quality of vegetables and fruits, this work was carried out. This methodological approach and especially the final results provides a guide to the future of precision agriculture to develop. Drip irrigation system was designed for the drippers, laterals, sub-mains, main and the pump. The crop water requirement for the tomato crop as observed from November to April was estimated in the range of 0.051 lpd to 1.47 lpd. The drippers of discharge capacity 2 lph was found suitable for irrigating the tomato crop. The size of the main, submain and lateral was found to be 90 mm, 63 mm and 12 mm, respectively. The size of the pump was calculated to be 7.5 hp, which was suitable for irrigating the tomato crop in one-hectare area. The total cost of the designed drip irrigation system was found to be Rs 161143.00 INR.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2019.v7.i3ce.6312
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Abhishek Kumar, Asha Kumari, Abhishek, Lalita. Design and economic evaluation for the precision farming of tomato crop at Pusa (Bihar). Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(3):5123-5128. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2019.v7.i3ce.6312
