Plantation Crops

Drip Irrigation

• Dripper or emitters are to be placed at a distance of 0.40 to 0.60 m away from the arecanut. The extra cost incurred on drip can be regained in 3- 4 years due to saving in water and increase in yield.

Cover cropping in arecanut plantations
• Used in areas where soil erosion is a problem i.e., heavy rainfall areas. Cover crops kills/suppresses weed growth during rainy season.

Green manure cum cover crops in areca plantation
1. Mimosa invisa = Thorneless mimosa,
2. Stylosanthes gracillis ,
3. Calapoginium muconoides,
The land always desires to be with crop cover(, i.e., sashya shamale as mentioned in our national song )