Establishment of vegetation with pitcher irrigation
Establishment of vegetation with pitcher irrigation
M. I. Shiekh and B. H. Shah
ABSTRACT
To test the efficacy of the pitcher irrigation for the
establishment of tree vegetation in arid conditions,
experiments were conducted at Rakh Dagar Kotli in 1980
and 1981. Acacia modesta and E. camaldulensis were
planted around the pitchers at a distance of half a
meter from the centre of the pitchers. Using diluted
bitumen the pitchers were half surface painted,2/3rd
surface painted and whole surface painted except four
circular areas left on the four opposite sides to reduce
the perculation rate of water. It was found that pitcher
irrigation is a useful technique for the establishment
of tree vegetation in the arid conditions. The results
also indicated that the painting treatments to the
pitchers could out prove effective to increase the
survival percentage and growth rate of both the tree
species.
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June 1983
Vol. 33, Iss. 2
