FERTIGATION AS A PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY

FERTIGATION AS A PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY Agrojay Innovations Pvt. Ltd. (Download Agrojay Mobile Application: - http://bit.ly/Agrojay ) FERTIGATION AS A PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY Fertigation is a fertilizer application method, in which dissolved fertilizers are delivered to the crop through the irrigation system. This technology provides the opportunity to apply precise rates of water and fertilizers to the crop, and therefore, if designed correctly, can be an important precision agriculture technology. Usually, concentrated fertilizer solutions are prepared in stock tanks, and are then injected into the irrigation water, using fertilizer injectors. The irrigation system can be drip irrigation, sprinkler system, pivot or different configurations of hydroponic systems. WHAT PROPERTIES OF FERTIGATION MAKE IT A PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY? 1. Precise amount – Fertigation allo...