LPM 121: Fodder Production and Grassland Management (1+1)

DRAINAGE

• Agricultural drainage is the provision of a suitable system for the removal of excessive irrigation or rain water from the land surface so as to provide suitable soil conditions for better plant growth.

Advantages of drainage

• Facilitates early sowing of crops.
• Land can be used for a long time without any deterioration due to damaged soil structure and salt concentration
• Lowers underground water table so as to facilities increased root zone depth.
• Improves soil aeration and increases soil temperature