Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Ayush Kumar, Bhawana Burdak, Hitesh Thakur, Sulluru Harshavardhan Rao, Sruthi Nalamala, Mrudula P, Aibel H Pallan and Dr. Yadvendra Pal Singh

Abstract:
Irrigation improves economic returns and can raise productivity by up to 400% in desert and semi-arid areas. The main issues with conventional (surface irrigation) irrigation in arid and semi-arid regions, however, include soil salinity, soil alkalinity, soil dispersion, soil infertility, a rise in the water table, and pollution of the surface and underground resources as a result of over-irrigation practices and excessive chemical agri-input application Micro irrigation is a technique used to deliver water and nutrients directly to plant roots in small amounts, as opposed to traditional irrigation methods that apply water to entire fields. This method provides many benefits to modern agriculture, including higher yields, better quality crops, and reduced water usage. Hence, current irrigation methods (micro irrigation) consume 5000–6000 m3 of irrigation water per hectare, but conventional irrigation uses more than 10 000 m3 per hectare. The effects of micro-irrigation technology on agricultural water consumption, crop production, the environment, efficient fertilizer usage, sustainability, and earnings for contemporary agriculture in Turkey and throughout the world are discussed in this study.