The use of smart systems in cotton irrigation as a way of water saving in the climatic conditions of the Dashoguz province

Abstract

Today, Turkmenistan, as a developing country, has great opportunities to meet the needs in all sectors of the economy. The development of agriculture and increase in productivity using modern “Smart” systems is one of the priorities of the State policy of the country. Scientific work on the study of the effectiveness of the use of the sprinkling method in the process of cotton growth was carried out in the scientific and practical site of the Turkmen Agricultural Institute, where cotton was planted in two sites of 1 hectare. The results showed that when using the sprinkling method, cotton germination averaged 92.2% over three years, while in conventional irrigation this figure was 90.2%, the average yield was 43.5 c/ha, and in conventional irrigation this the same indicator was equal to 30.5 c/ha, also the average water consumption was 3472.5 m3, the same indicator in ordinary irrigation became equal to 7000m3, water savings amounted to 3527.5 m3, which in turn proves the effectiveness of using the sprinkling method to obtain a high yield in climatic conditions of the Dashoguz province.