Journal of Applied Horticulture. 1999: 1(2): 137-138

Comparative performance of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) under different irrigation methods

Prabhat Srivastava; Chauhan, H S

Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, College of Technology, Pantnagar 263145, U.P., India.

The water use efficiencies of cabbages (cv. Golden Acre) irrigated via microsprinkler, drip [trickle], microtube or surface irrigation methods were determined in India. Cabbages were planted at a spacing of 0.5 x 0.6 m. The highest yield was obtained in the microsprinkler irrigation treatment (40.23 t/ha), followed by drip irrigation (38.97 t/ha), surface irrigation (33.76 t/ha) and microtube irrigation (32.54 t/ha). Water use efficiency was highest for drip irrigation, followed by microtube irrigation, microsprinkler irrigation and surface irrigation. Compared with surface irrigation, percentage water savings were 61.44, 59.28 and 36.82% for microtube, drip and microsprinkler methods, respectively.