Kathiravan Muthu

Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) for Smart Water Irrigation Management System in Rice Cultivation

Ayyadurai Pachamuthu, Kathiravan Muthu, Senthilkumar Palani, Sasikumar Kuttiraman, Thukkaiyannan Palaniappan, Senthilkumar Thangavelu, Deivamani Mariyappan & Sivakumar Balaiyan · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2024

In rice cultivation, the AWD technique, a tool called a 'field water tube', can save 20-50% of water and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30-50%. The present study, (AWD) practices were conducted in the transplanted paddy growing regions of farmer’s holdings of Tiruvannamalai d...