advantage and disadvantage of modern means of irrigation
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Explanation:
Disadvantage:
1.Drip irrigation method is expensive.
2.It requires special technical knowledge for successful operation of this method.
3.In heavy soils, it creates problems of flow and water blockages.
4.Plants are able to get nutritive elements in a very limited area.
5.It is not suitable for every crop.
Advantage:
1. Areas having scarcity of water can be successfully irrigated.
2. Uneven ground level where irrigation is not possible by other irrigation methods can be irrigated by sprinkler method.
3. No problem of waterlogging
4. Places having maximum temperature where crops might get destroyed, sprinkler irrigation method maintains humid environment for the crops.
5 .Where soil textures may be of different nature, for example, sandy soil at some places and stony soil at others places.