A study was conducted in the Instructional Farm of KCAET, Tavanur, Kerala, during the period from August to December 2014 to compare the performance of cowpea grown under polyhouse and rainshelter in relation to open field ...

Automated fertigation system is a highly advanced system for water and fertilizer administration in irrigated agriculture. It promises the application of water in right quantity along with right fertilizer at right time, ...

The application of soil amendment is one of the major management practices in farming operations. Nowadays, the importance of manure application as a soil amendment is increasing due to the increased concern for the ...

Greenhouses are structures used for offseason cultivation of crops and also for obtaining maximum production from unit area. In greenhouses, crop growing environment as well as growing medium can be modified by adopting ...

At the time when the organic farming is gaining popularity in Kerala, there are more options for farmers. ‘WICK IRRIGATION’ is an irrigation technique modified by Kamalam Joseph, a scientist from CWRDM in Kozhikode with ...

Water scarcity is an alarming problem that we face now-a-days. Even though we have abundant sources of water, good quality water is not available when needed. Here comes the relevance of water conservation structures. ...

This study mainly focused to identify the erosion prone areas in Kunthippuzha sub-basin using RUSLE as well as MMF model. The effect of spatial and temporal variations of land use-land cover on soil erosion was analysed ...

Water plays the major role in securing all possible forms of life on earth. Water harvesting has become the order of the day in most parts of our world on account of the vagaries of monsoon, mismanagement of irrigation ...