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Table 4.1. Envisa~ed Croppin~ Pattern in Kallada Comm<strong>and</strong><br />

Cropping pattern<br />

Area (ha)<br />

Gardell lalld<br />

Coc<strong>on</strong>ut with out inter crops 19000 (68.84)<br />

Mixed tree crops (with coc<strong>on</strong>ut) 4300 (1558)<br />

Annual crops (tapioca) 4300 (15.58)<br />

Sub total 27600 (73.40)<br />

Wet lalld<br />

Padd~ 10000 (26.60)<br />

Total 37600<br />

Note: Figures In parenthesIs are percentages.<br />

It \\as expected that with the relatiwly more assured availability <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> water.<br />

I<br />

it would b~<br />

possible to increase the cropping intensity by introducing crops like<br />

c1oycs. hybrid coc<strong>on</strong>ut etc. in the garden l<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

In the wet l<strong>and</strong>s besides<br />

increasing the area under kharif <strong>and</strong> rabi paddy marginally, it was anticipated to<br />

increase substantially the area under paddy during summer. It was thought that<br />

the crops. like ground nut. sweet potato <strong>and</strong> pulses could also be introduced In<br />

\\ c't l'IIlJs t" increase areJ under tuher <strong>and</strong> \cgetables in summer seas<strong>on</strong>.<br />

~.2.3 Evapo - transpirati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> crop water requirement<br />

The daily evapo-transpirati<strong>on</strong> rates <strong>for</strong> the different m<strong>on</strong>ths in the Project area<br />

l13w been computed adopting the modified Penman method <strong>on</strong> the basis <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />

agro-meteorological data obser\'ed at Kayamkulam stati<strong>on</strong> in the proJect Area.<br />

The ET rates during the summer m<strong>on</strong>ths vary between 4.1 mm/ day in the m<strong>on</strong>th<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Fd,ruJry to 4.5 mm/day during March <strong>and</strong> 4.4 mm! day during April.<br />

I he crop water requirements are computed <strong>for</strong>tnightly <strong>for</strong> the projected<br />

cr"pplIlg p'ltt

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