Irrigation by crop
Irrigation for paddy
Grown in standing water. Neither drip nor sprayline is the standard method — this is a conveyance and channel job.
Suits it best
Channel and flood
Usual row spacing
0.2–0.25 m
Water need
6–10 mm/day
Why channel and flood
Grown in standing water. Neither drip nor sprayline is the standard method — this is a channel and conveyance job.
What actually changes the answer
- What matters here is getting water to and around the field, not applying it to a root zone.
- Lay flat tube and lapeta pipe do the conveyance work; we stock both.
- We would rather say this plainly than sell you a drip system that does not suit the crop.
How much pipe would paddy need?
Put in your acres and the estimator works it out against this crop’s row spacing, then prices the parts from our own catalogue at published MRP.
Estimate my systemWhat you’d be buying
Spacings and water figures on this page are widely published agronomic ranges, not a design for your field. Soil, slope, water source and pump all move them. Send us your crop, acres and pump details and we’ll confirm the sizing before you commit.
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