Potato and Tuber Crops

Drip Irrigation/Fertigation

Drip Irrigation Method and Fertigation

• The method involves slow application of water in plant‘s root zone.
• Under fertigation technique, fertilizers are applied directly into plant's root zone through drip irrigation at alternate day up to 45-50 days crop.
• It also enhances potato yield and productivity.
• Besides, drip provides several advantages to potato growers, including no tail water run off from potato field, precise application of irrigation water, ability to apply fertilizer nutrients to root zone, minimum leaching losses of chemicals/plant nutrients, with reduced canopy moisture and risk of fungal / foliar diseases.

Drip Irrigation in Potato