ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to record the efficacy of Gravity-fed Drip Irrigation System (GDIS) to raise winter vegetables like Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower and Baby corn. The crop performance as well as the system performance of GDIS was also evaluated. Under the circumstances of evaluating the effectiveness of the GDIS technology, the judicious water use may be ascertained by evaluating the water use efficiency (WUE), which is the ratio of recorded yield to the quantum of water use. The WUE was also calculated for the respective crop. The GDIS is a low cost irrigation system, mostly suited for the hilly terrain, where the irrigation system can be operated without any external power requirement. It is suitably for small areas. There is every possibility of raising winter crops during non-rainy seasons which will increases the farm income and thereby increases the cropping intensity and production.
