ICAR-CIAE Tractor Operated Drainage Trencher for Laying Sub-surface Pipes
A tractor operated drainage trencher for laying sub-surface pipes was developed and evaluated at the research farm of ICAR-CIAE Bhopal.
Feasibility of Broad Bed and Furrow (BBF) and Mole Drainage System as a Solution to Water Logging in Vertisols
A study has been carried out to investigate the effect of broad bed furrow (BBF) coupled with mole drainage on productivity of crops sensitive to waterlogging. The field experiments have been carried out with BBF and mole drainage consisting eight treatments with three replications using randomised block design and standard recommended cultivation practices for soybean crop (Variety: JS-2034) during Kharif-2020.
Horizontal Subsurface Flow Filter Beds for Wastewater Treatment
The 80% of the freshwater available is used for irrigation in agriculture. With upcoming challenges such as rise in population thereby demand for higher food production and competitive uses of water from other uses such as industry, domestic and other resources, there is need to recycle wastewater for making it suitable for irrigation. Thus, reuse of water using robust, low cost and less maintenance decentralized technologies which can be adopted at village level are of vital importance.
Geotextile Media based Groundwater Recharge Filtration Unit
The clogging of existing sand based vertical recharge filtration unit felt need to change filtration material and flow path from vertical to horizontal. The experimental trials were conducted to evaluate the performance of geotextile media based groundwater recharge filtration unit in terms of sediment removal efficiency and filtration rates.
Effect of Plastic Mulching on Potato Production
A collaborative research project with ICAR-CPRI on “Effect of plastic mulching on potato production” has been conducted to confirm the results of previous studies conducted by the institute. Potato varieties Kufri Badhsha (V1) and Kurfri Chipsona-3 (V2) supplied by the CPRI were used in the study.
Water Balance Simulation Model for Assessment of Reliability of Rain Water Harvesting System
A Water Balance Simulation Model (WBSM) was developed to simulate the performance of RWH system in different climatic regions. The model considers daily rainfall, losses due to leakage, spillage and evaporation, roof area, tank capacity, daily water demand, spillage losses as input parameters. WBSM can identify the optimal tank size and analyze the reliability and water saving efficiency of rain water harvesting system. It also estimates various parameters such as inflow volume, storage, release, spillage (tank overflow), deficit, cumulative deficit, cumulative demand and deficit rate.
Automatic Irrigation System for Rice
This automatic irrigation system is mainly designed for alternate wetting and drying (AWD) method of irrigation for rice. It has also a provision of continuous ponding which is needed during flowering stage of the crop with maximum water ponding depth of 5 cm. It detects the water level above and below the soil surface at the rice field and transmits the signal to the controller wirelessly.
