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Water Management
B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture • Semester 4 • AGRON 222
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Theory Lecture Schedule
14 indexed topics01
Irrigation: Definition, objectives and its importance; Function of water for plant growth
02
Water resources and irrigation development for different crops in India
03
Soil plant water relationships
04
Available and unavailable soil moisture; Distribution of soil moisture
05
Water budgeting; Rooting characteristics and moisture extraction pattern; Effect of moisture stress on crop growth
06
Methods of soil moisture estimation; Evapotranspiration and crop water requirement
07
Effective rainfall; Different approaches of scheduling of irrigation
08
Methods of irrigation: surface and sub-surface
09
Pressurized methods, viz., sprinkler and drip irrigation, their suitability, merits and limitations; Fertigation; Economic use of irrigation water; Layout of different irrigation systems
10
Irrigation efficiency and water use efficiency
11
Conjunctive use of water; Irrigation water quality and its management
12
Water management of different crops (rice, wheat, maize, groundnut, sugarcane, mango, banana and tomato)
13
Irrigation management practices for different soils and crops 14, Layout of underground pipeline system; Irrigation automation 1
15
Artificial Intelligence and climate-based irrigation practices and its management
Practical Lecture Schedule
15 indexed topics01
Determination of bulk density by field method
02
Determination of soil moisture content by gravimetric method, tensiometer, electrical resistance block and neutron moisture meter
03
Determination of field capacity by field method
04
Determination of permanent wilting point
05
Measurement of irrigation water by using water measuring devices viz., flumes, weirs, notches and orifices
06
Calculation of irrigation water requirement (Problems)
07
Determination of infiltration rate
08
Demonstration of furrow method of irrigation
09
Demonstration of check basin and basin method of irrigation
10
Visit to farmers’ field and cost estimation of drip irrigation system
11
Demonstration of filter cleaning, fertigation, injection and flushing of laterals.
12
Layout for different methods of irrigation; Erection and operation of sprinkler irrigation system
13
Measurement of emitter discharge rate, wetted diameter and calculation of emitter discharge variability
14
Visit to irrigation research centre/station and visit to command area
15
Calculation of irrigation efficiency
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