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Micro-Irrigation Engineering
Commercial Malta Orchard Drip Irrigation (Kasba, Brahmanbaria) & High-Efficiency Sprinkler Systems in Bangladesh
By Md. Mamunur Reza (Assistant Program Director, APCU-BADC PARTNER & PhD Fellow)
Through Drip Irrigation BD Ltd. (DIBL) and our field extension work across Bangladesh, we have designed and commissioned commercial micro-irrigation networks—spanning online button-dripper systems for perennial fruit orchards (malta, citrus, mango, dragon fruit, guava) and overhead/micro-sprinkler arrays for open-field vegetables, tea estates, and nurseries.
1. Commercial Malta Orchard Drip Irrigation Setup at Kasba, Brahmanbaria
In the field deployment video above (8fKOQrkKH-k), we engineered a complete root-zone drip irrigation network for a commercial BARI Malta-1 citrus orchard in Kasba Upazila, Brahmanbaria District:
- Ring-Basin Online Dripper Configuration: Installing adjustable 4–8 LPH pressure-compensating online button drippers around the active fibrous root zone of each malta tree to prevent collar rot while maintaining optimal soil moisture during dry winter and pre-monsoon flowering stages.
- Mainline, Sub-Mainline & Disc Filtration: Buried PVC mainline headers feeding UV-resistant LLDPE lateral lines with centralized disc filtration and Venturi fertilizer injection.
- Overhead & Micro-Sprinkler Irrigation Demonstrations: Alongside orchard drip systems, our field videos (
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Earlier in Life-Event Tree (Jan 2020 • Precision Micro-Irrigation)Drip, Sprinkler & Fogging Micro-Irrigation Systems Integrated with 4IR Climate AutomationNext in Life-Event Tree (Mar 2020 • BCSIR ITTI, Dhaka) Day-Long Indoor Hydroponics Workshop at BCSIR (Institute of Technology Transfer and Innovation — ITTI)
Md. Mamunur Reza
Assistant Program Director (Seed), APCU-BADC PARTNER • PhD Fellow, Atatürk University