Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Research at ANGRAU
Dr M.D.Reddy
Water Technology Centre
ANGRAU, Rajendranagar,
H de abad 30
Hyderabad-30
Email:metukudevender@gmail.com
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Water Management Projects undertaken
during last one decade at ANGRAU
Completed
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1. Indo-Dutch Network Project on Drainage and Water
Management for Control of Salinity and Waterlogging
in Canal Commands (1996-2003)
2. Third AP Irrigation
g Project
j ((On-Farm Research and
Demonstrations under SRSP and SRBC Irrigation
Project Commands (1998-2004)
3. Agricultural Research, Demonstration and Training
under
d TTankfed
kf d A
Areas off A
Andhra
dh P Pradesh
d h (2003
(2003-2005)
2005)
On-going
Objectives
To control salinity and waterlogging problems under
NSP right canal command and Krishna Western Delta
Activity
¾ Developed sub-surface drainage technologies
¾ Cl
Closedd sub-surface
b f systems
t were installed
i t ll d in
i areas off 8
ha and 7 ha with pipe spacing of 30 m, 60 m and 30,
45, 60 m at Konanki and Uppugunduru pilot areas
respectively
Outcome
¾ Soil salinity considerably reduced after introduction of
sub-surface
b f d
drainage
i systems
t
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World Bank aided AP III irrigation project – SRSP &
SRBC (1998-2004)
(1998 2004)
Objectives
Applied research and demonstration
a) to improve irrigation practices and crop yields
b) to promote high value horticulture crops
c) Upgrading of agricultural extension services
Activity
¾ Demonstrations were conducted on
- irrigation methods and scheduling of irrigation for different crops
- profitable crops and cropping systems
- INM and IPM practices
¾ Conducted field days and trainings to the line department
officials and farmers
Outcome
9 Efficient use of canal water
9 Identified efficient crops
p and cropping
pp g systems
y for canal
commands
9 Awareness among the farmers in efficient utilization of water
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Agricultural Research, Demonstration and
Training under Tankfed Areas of Andhra Pradesh
(2003 2006)
(2003-2006)
Objectives
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1. To demonstrate improved water management techniques
2. To develop optimal crop planning under limited water
availability
3. Conjunctive use of surface and ground water to improve the
water
t use efficiency
ffi i
Activity
¾ Demonstrated water saving technologies
− irrigation at critical stages and rotational irrigation
Objectives:
1. To enhance implementation of integrated water resources
management (IWRM)
2. Improve the water use efficiency in agriculture
3. Bring equity in water distribution in the command areas
4. Promoting less water consuming technologies
5. Capacity building to stake holders, line departments and
scientific
i tifi staff.
t ff
Activity:
¾ Demonstrated on pilot project mode in farmers fields of
selected command areas
to improve agricultural water management
knowledge and empowerment of farmers’ organizations
(WUA) to implement water management practices
capacity building in IWRM.
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AP Water Management
g Project
j ((APWAMP)) - Network
centres with main coordinating centre at Bapatla
Objective
Plastic applications in agriculture & horticulture
Activity
¾ Research on drip, sprinkler and plastic
mulches in vegetable and fruit crops
¾ Organizing trainings to line department
officers and farmers
¾ Organizing
g g demonstrations on p plasticulture
Outcome
9 Awareness on use of micro-irrigation,
fertigation and mulches
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Water Technology Centre
Mandate
Research
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Water Requirement of cultivars under aerobic and
t
transplanted
l t d conditions
diti during
d i Kharif
Kh if 2007,
2007
ANGRAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
Salient observations:
1. The available cultivars/varieties developed for transplanted and
rainfed upland
p conditions and hybrids
y perform better both under
p
aerobic (4.07-4.57 t/ha) and transplanted conditions (3.68-4.6 t/ha).
Hence, there is a need to evaluate suitability of some of popular
varieties for aerobic condition.
2. Around 200 mm of rainfall during kharif can be effectively utilized
for rice production in aerobic rice.
3. There was a saving of 31-37 percent of water under aerobic
condition
diti as compared d to
t transplanted
t l t d condition
diti
4. The water productivity is higher in aerobic rice than that of
transplanted rice
5 The aerobic rice can be successfully adopted in paddy grown areas
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under wells and canals by adopting proper varieties
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Aerobic rice - College of
Agriculture, Rajendranagar
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Salient observations:
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Work on Aerobic rice is in progress at
Nellore
Warangal
g
Jagtial
Rajendranagar
Anakapalli
Ragole
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Farmers Participatory Action
Research Programme (CWC)
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Demonstrations of FPARP in Kharif 2008
* Conventional method
** Best Management Practice 17
ICAR project - Scaling up of water productivity in
Agriculture
i l for
f livelihoods
li lih d through
h h teaching
hi cum
demonstrations, 2008-09 to 2012
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Micro-Irrigation
Response of rabi Maize to different
methods of irrigation and fertigation
Response of Bt and Non Bt cotton with
different methods and levels of irrigation
and fertigation
Drip and Fertigation studies in Onion
Water Use Efficiency in Fertigation
through Drip in Tomato
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Maize under drip at
gy
Water Technology
Centre, Rajendranagar,
Hyderabad
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Cotton under drip at Water Technology
Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
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Onion at Water Technology Centre,
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
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Drip
p irrigation
g in tomato
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Observation trial on tomato
on sprinkler irrigation
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Poly
y house and water sump
p
at WTC
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Tomato grown in shade
net
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Training programmes
National and international training
programmes were organized on Agricultural
water management to the scientists of SAU
and ICAR institutes.
Duration of the training gpprogramme
g ranges
g
from 2-3 weeks.
The scientific staff of the University were
t i d on water
trained t managementt att WUR,
WUR
Netherlands and University of Florida, USA
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National training programme on “water
management in Agriculture” from 30 Jan to 19
Feb 2008
Feb,
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National training programme on “water
management in Agriculture” from 30 Jan
t 19 Feb,
to F b 2009
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ON GOING EXTERNALLY FUNDED SCHEMES
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Experiments
i t att RARS,
RARS Warangal
W l
Population
p studies and nutrient studies of maize under zero
tillage after kharif rice
Productivity of summer sesame as influenced by irrigation
scheduling and nitrogen doses under drip irrigation
Response of rabi maize to irrigation scheduling and nitrogen
doses rabi under zero tillage after kharif rice
Evaluation of crops for double cropping system in sequence
to rice for ayacut areas
Performance
f off rabi
b maize and d sunflower
fl after
f kh
khariff rice
under zero tillage at different times of sowing.
Effect of foliar fertilization of micronutrients on rabi maize
under drip irrigation
Influence of irrigation scheduling and soluble fertilizer
mixtures on summer groundnut under drip irrigation
Establishment of different crops under zero tillage after kharif
rice.
rice
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Experiments at ARS, Kampasagar
Irrigation water management for crops and
cropping systems at NSP left canal command
area off N
Nalgonda
l d
Evaluation of production potential of
different rice based cropping systems under
con entional and zero
conventional e o tillage at ARS,
ARS
Kampasagar
Response of zero tillage maize after kharif
rice under different methods of
establishment and N levels in NSP left canal
command area of Nalgonda district
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Experiments being conducted at
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Thank you
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