A survey of irrigation practices for sugarcane in Mauritius

Code (CO)	MSI01P3574
Author (AU)	Jhoty, I. Ramasamy, S. Tulloo, P. K.
Title - English (ET)	A survey of irrigation practices for sugarcane in Mauritius
Meeting (MT)	24th ISSCT Congress, Brisbane, Australia, September 2001
Document Type(DT)	periodical article
Date of publication (DP)	2001
Series (SE)	Proc. int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol.
Source (SO)	24(2): 288-292
Language of text (LT)	En
Language of summaries (LS)	En Fr Es
Abstract (AB)	Irrigation is vital in subhumid areas to sustain economic production of sugar cane. It is also important input data for a GIS database for sugar cane land management. A survey was conducted in Mauritius in 1999 to collect data on irrigation practices and irrigation systems in use. The objectives were, inter alia, to provide up to date information on irrigation status in the sugar industry and allow studies on yield relationship to land characteristics for re-assessment of land suitability. Valuable statistics on the distribution and practices of irrigation were derived and a map was also prepared. Twenty two per cent of the total cane area in Mauritius was irrigated, the three main irrigation systems being overhead, drip (trickle) and surface. Low-pressure overhead irrigation systems, such as the centre pivot and dragline, were gradually replacing high-pressure overhead systems.
Descriptors - English (DE)	Irrigation sugarcane GIS database irrigation systems water application rainfall zones water use planning
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)	Mauritius
Sort Key 1(K1)	Sugarcane
Sort Key 2 (K2)	Irrigation
Date record entered (DA)	2001-09-11
Language of analysis (LA)	En
MSIRI Staff (MS)	LRD