The field was ploughed with a deep reverse plough followed by one sickle plough and 5-tine plough. The soil was ploughed thoroughly to get a fine tilth. The last ploughing was done with nine-tine plough. Fertilizers viz., Di Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) – 150 kg, Murate of Potash (MOP) - 150 kg, Magnesium sulphate -100 kg, Terrabase -10 kg, Root stim - 1 kg and gypsum 2 tonne were broadcasted at the time of last ploughing followed by one rotavator ploughing to get fine tilth with uniform surface.
Irrigation:
At the time of sowing, sprinkler irrigation was done to wet the field. He used to irrigate the field for half an hour in the morning to reduce the mist formation and in the evening for half an hour to regulate the plant and soil temperature.
Sprinkler Irrigation
Sprinkler layout:
1. The main pipeline was designed with 21/2-inch width and sub main pipeline was designed with 2-inch width and buried in the soil.
2. The supporting pipe was raised to half-inch size. The lateral size is 16 mm. Sprinkler to sprinkler distance is 16 feet.
3. The sprinkler coverage is around 8 feet. It avoids the overlapping of water discharge and wets the field uniformly.
