Crop planning using innovative trend analysis of 62-years rainfall data

S  MANIVANNAN; V KASTHURI  THILAGAM; RAVINDRA  YALIGAR; K N  MANOJ

doi:10.56093/ijas.v94i6.145980

Authors

S MANIVANNAN ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Dhemaji, Assam
V KASTHURI THILAGAM ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
RAVINDRA YALIGAR University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka
K N MANOJ Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v94i6.145980

Keywords:

Innovative trend analysis, Mann-Kendall test, Non -Parametric tests, Rainfall, Sens's slope

Abstract

The success of climate-smart agriculture in high rainfall zone lies in understanding the rainfall trend and planning or modifying the cropping system for maximum yield. Moisture stress in critical crop growth stages is detrimental to the crop and drastically reduces the yield. Udhagamandalam region in Western Ghats is a high rainfall area and is largely cultivated by vegetable crops. Rainfall trend based crop planning would enhance the crop yield without water stress. A study was carried out at ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Dhemaji, Assam focused on assessing the long-term seasonal and monthly rainfall trends of Udhagamandalam region, Tamil Nadu using non-parametric tests and Innovative Trend Analysis (ITA). Daily rainfall of 62 years from 1960–2021 was analyzed with non-parametric tests, viz. Mann-Kendall and modified Mann-Kendall and ITA to find the seasonal rainfall characteristics. Mann- Kendall (3.055) and modified Mann-Kendall (3.055) tests showed a significantly increasing trend in the annual and seasonal monsoonal rainfall. ITA revealed either a significant positive or a negative trend in all the months except February, with the highest trend in June (2.625). In contrast to standard non-parametric tests, ITA detected a significant positive trend in all seasons and annual rainfall, except in cold winters where the trend is negative. The long-term trend analysis results suggest that the ITA is more precise for rainfall trend analysis than standard non-parametric tests and can be used to evaluate hidden variations of rainfall trends. Hence, ITA is recommended for analyzing rainfall trends for crop planning in high-rainfall regions. IT analysis of 62 years of rainfall data of Udhagamandalam suggested that vegetable crop planning can be done by farmers from August–November months as the rainfall trend during this period is assured as an increasing trend of rainfall pattern was observed.

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