Growth, Yield, Water use Efficiency and Economic benefit for Brinjal as Influenced by Drip Irrigation in Western Ganga Catchment

• DOI: 10.53550/eec.2024.v30i03s.003
• Publication Date: 2024-07-03T05:51:13Z
• Authors: Ram Kumar; Ramesh Pal; Rajat Mishra; Prabhu; P.K. Singh; P.V. Singh
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; 01 natural sciences

This study was conducted in the College of Agriculture Sciences and Engineering, IFTM University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh (India). Drip irrigation, a relatively new technology world, has increased vegetable crops. In India, eggplant, also known as brinjal, is cultivated across approximately 0.72 million hectares land. The included various drip irrigation treatments: T1 (1 hour every day), T2 (2 hours two days), T3 (3 three T4 (4 four T5 (Control with furrow irrigation). findings showed that best outcomes terms plant height, growth, yield, water use efficiency (WUE), benefit-cost ratio (B:C ratio), economic returns were observed T2, whereas had lowest values. highest (WUE) recorded at 327.29 kg/ha-mm through while WUE 169.88 flood method. maximum net return obtained treatment (T2) 163306 Rs/ha, compared (T5) 101624 Rs/ha. Overall, underscores significance adopting modern technologies, particularly to enhance agricultural productivity, conserve resources, improve viability crop cultivation, evidenced by superior results (T2).