Plantation Crops

Water requirement/irrigation requirement for coconut

• It depends on method of irrigation, whether/season and climatic conditions apart from soil characters.
• Apply 100 per cent of recommended irrigation during summer, 60 per cent during winter and 40 per cent during rainless period of rainy sesason.
• West coast =Basin method= 200 liters per palm per irrigation at four days intervals.
• West coast= Drip irrigation = 32 litres per palm per day (at 66 % of open pan evaporation) = 30 to 40 liters per palm per day
• Ring method = 60 liters per palm per day