Drought is defined as a prolonged period with less than normal rainfall that can cause crop failure and water shortage. The document discusses various types of drought and their effects on plants. It then outlines several mitigation techniques to reduce drought impacts, including adopting drought-resistant crop varieties, soil and water conservation methods, and long-term strategies like integrated water basin planning and long-range rainfall forecasting. Key mitigation practices involve crop management, water harvesting, mulching, drip irrigation, and in-situ soil moisture conservation.
4. Definition:
Drought is defined by deviation from the normal rainfall, it can happen in all
rainfall regions. It also occurs in high rainfall area but severity or frequency
may vary.
deficient by more than twice the mean deviation
It is also a complex phenomenon whose severity depends on the ;
Precipitation
Amount, its time
Space distribution
Evapo- transpiration
Hydrological factors.
Drought is a situation when the actual seasonal rainfall is
5. CLASSIFICATION OF DROUGHT
ILLUSTRATION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF DROUGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILING
IN AGRICULTURAL LAND OF INDIA
Meteorological drought Hydrological drought Agricultural drought
6. Classification of drought
Meteorological drought: It is defined as a situation when there is a
25% decrease in average rainfall for a given period of time(IMD,Pune)
Hydrological drought: Depletion of surface water and consequently
drying of reservoirs, tanks etc. It results in deficiency of water for all
sectors using water.
Agricultural drought: It is the result of soil moisture stress due to
imbalance between available soil moisture and evapotranspiration
demand of a crop.
Socio-economic drought: This is associated with the supply &
demand of some economic goods. This drought should be linked hot
only to precipitation but also trends of fluctuations in demand.
7. o Shortage of water
o Desertification
o Death of livestock
o Lack of water for irrigation
o Reduced crop yield
o Migration of people
o Scarcity of seed
Consequence of drought
8. Effects of drought on plants
o Loss of turgidity
o Photosynthesis
o Increase in number of stomata
o ABA accumulation
o Rolling and wilting of leaves
o Reduced tillering
o Forced maturity
o Reduction in productivity
10. Drought stress resistance mechanism in plants
Plants optimize the morphology, physiology and metabolism of their organs and cells.
The reactions of the plants to water stress differs significantly at various organizational levels depending upon
intensity and duration of stress as well as plant species and its stage of development
11. Adaptations
Drought escape Drought resistance
Drought tolerance
Drought avoidance
Water conservation More water uptake
Mitigating drought High tolerance to drought
21. ANTI-TRANSPIRANTS
Anti-transpirants are the materials or chemicals that applied to transpiring plant
surfaces for reducing water loss from the plant. The purpose of ATs is to maintain
the growth and productivity under stress conditions and it is never recommended
for high productivity / unit area.
The severity of intermittent drought of 6-10 days during critical stages of the crop
can reasonably be avoided by the use of antitranspirants and thus crops can be
save
Mainly four types of anti-transpirants:
1.Stomatal closing type
2.Film forming type
3.Reflectance type
4.Growth retardant
22. Modern irrigation techniques
Sprinkler and drip irrigation methods are most suitable moisture stress conditions. These
methods help in water conservation. The conveyance losses of water are practically
negligible, and risk of soil erosion is low as the application rate is low.
Sprinkler system is most suitable for narrow-spacing crops grown on undulating light
textured soils. The drip irrigation system is not affected by high wind velocity as it applies
water directly in the root zone. This method of irrigation is more suitable for wider spacing
crops and orchards. As the irrigation is given directly near the root zone in drip system and
whole soil surface is not wetted. wasteful loss of water is minimized.
24. Long-range forecast :
It is in purview of IMD and accurate oceanographic pre-monsoon conditions.Besides, date of
onset and withdrawal of monsoon, accurate forecast about amount and distribution of rainfall in
ensuing kharif season would be of great value for planners as well as farmers to develop
contingent plans, rather a all season weather coat, for drought.as well as floods.
IRS P-4 satellite with Oceansat OCM, MSMR sensor may prove of great value in studying
ocean situation. Great emphasis is to be laid in future on long-range forecasts to combat
drought.
These forecasts are given for the benefit of farmers for planning their agricultural operations
and crop selection and for planners for advance planning in case of an anticipated flood or
drought
Source- CAZRI,2000. Strategy to combat drought and famine
25. ALTERNATE LAND USE SYSTEM
Practicing alternate land use such as agro-forestry, agro-
horticulture and silvi-pasture would provide long-term drought
proofing in the Indian arid zone.
26. • Crop improvement for drought tolerance or escape, seed priming, early sowing, soil
conservation practices including tillage which conserve moisture, in-situ moisture
conservation practices and water harvesting and use of antitranspirants and reflectants are
some of the mitigation strategies
• Breeding for drought resistance crop varieties i.e development of
transgenic plants for drought tolerance
• Adoption of long term strategies like integration of small reservoirs with major reservoirs,
integrated basin planning, etc.
• Long range rainfall forecast can prove as a warning tool for
drought mitigation
Conclusion
27. WATCH THE VIDEO
TO UNDERSTAND THE ADVERSE
EFFECTS OF DROUGHT IN
CULTIVABLE LAND
TO KNOW THE MITIGATIONS TO
TAKEN UNDER GOVERNMENT ACTS
TO CREATE AWARENESS AMONG
ILLITRATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE
SERIOUSNESS IN THE PREVENTION
LIST DOWN THE ALTERNATIVE
METRHODS WHICH IS MORE
EFFICIENT THAN A PRIMITIVE
METHOD FOR A SPEEDY ACTION TO
PREVENT LOSS OF LIVES.
31. I HOPE YOU ALL YOU KNOW THE
MITIGATIONS TO PROTECT THE
EARTH FROM DROUGHT
BY:
S.MALAIAPPAN SRIKANTH
20UCS079 (CSE-B)
THANK YOU
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