Description

Gujarat state have very erratic rainfall pattern. Half of the total cultivable land having no irrigation facilities, so only rain fed farming is possible. During summer season water is no longer available. In this situation farmers must be well aware about water management in crops and timely cultivation practices. Sesame cultivation in summer is very much sensitive to climatic conditions. In summer water is generally scarce so water management is very important for enhancing crop production. Water management in summer can be done by adopting micro irrigation system. With micro irrigation use of mulch can be very helpful in water saving and reducing weeding, evaporation of water from soil. For growing summer sesame It is very important to determine the exact time for sowing, irrigation in summer sesame. By knowing this timing sesame cultivation in summer, can give benefit to farmers in income. This book may be helpful for sesame growers for their crop yield enhancement with water management.