Major Areas :: Dryland Agriculture

Major Areas :: Dryland Agriculture :: Soil & Water Conservation Techniques

Engineering Measures - Random Tied ridging


Cotton cultivated under Random Tied ridging in red soil	Moisture conservation in Random tied ridging practice

The ridges are vertically tied at shorter interval to create rectangular water harvesting structures. During heavy rainy season it facilitates to infiltrate water to the soil.
The slight sloppiness in the tied ridges facilitates draining of excess water infiltrate into the soil.
Summer ploughing, broad bed and furrows, ridges and furrows, random tie ridging, compartmental .
bunding etc. are the various in situ water harvesting methods for black and red soils cause an increase of up to 15 per cent in crop yields.
It conserves soil and moisture in redsoils.