Field Demonstration for Potato

Field Demonstration for Enhancing Irrigation Water Use Efficiency in Potato Crop

In order to enhance the capacity of the staff of the Irrigation Directorate of MAIL in irrigation water use efficiency, the Capacity Development of Irrigation Directorate (CDIS) project conducted Field Demonstration of potato cultivation in the Badambagh Research Station during the Spring Season 2015. The crop season began in April and it was harvested in October 2015. Six different treatments were applied in the demonstration. 

The specific objectives of the Field Demonstration were as follows:

-          To demonstrate different irrigation methods and their comparative merits and demerits for potato crop 

-          To observe practically the water use efficiency during the different irrigation and water conservation methods

-          To demonstrate some water conservation methods and their comparative merits and demerits 

-          To demonstrated the growth stages of potato crop and the suitable agronomic practices for it

-          To observe practically the productivity of potato under the different practices

The ID Staff were directly involved from growing up to harvesting, four ID staffs and two CDIS interns have been trained regularly while a total of about 60 participants were trained in different stages.