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Dryland Agriculture and Watershed Management
B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture • Semester 6 • AGRON 321
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Theory Lecture Schedule
15 indexed topics01
Dryland agriculture- Definition, types, characteristics, history and its importance in India with particular to references Rajasthan
02
Problems and prospects of dryland agriculture in India
03
Length of growing period (LGP) and soil moisture availability (SMA) and its impact on crop and cropping system
04
Soil and water conservation techniques
05
Drought: Types, effect of water deficit on physio-morphological characteristics of the plants
06
Crop adaptation and mitigation to drought
07
Water harvesting: Importance and its techniques
08
Efficient utilization of water through soil and crop management practices in dry farming areas
09
Concept, history, objective, principles and components of watershed management
10
Factors affecting watershed management
11
Log term rainfall analysis in relation to simple mathematical models and forecasting the weather abnormalities
12
Crops and cropping systems and management of crops in dryland areas
13
Contingent crop planning for aberrant weather conditions
14
Alternate cropping and land use strategies for dryland agriculture
15
Regional and crop specific dry land principles and practices for profitable and sustainable dryland farming and allied enterprises
Practical Lecture Schedule
15 indexed topics01
Studies on climate classification
02
Studies on rainfall pattern in rainfed areas of the country and pattern of onset and withdrawal of monsoons
03
Calculation of length of growing period (LGP) and soil moisture availability (SMA)
04
Studies on cropping pattern of different rainfed areas in the country and demarcation of rainfed area on map of India
05
Interpretation of meteorological data and scheduling of supplemental irrigation on the basis of evapo-transpiration demand of crops
06
Critical analysis of rainfall and estimation of moisture index, aridity 145, index and possible drought period in the country
07
Effective rainfall and its calculation
08
Studies on cultural practices for mitigating moisture stress including mechanical and agronomic measure
09
Soil moisture determination under different land situations
10
Importance of seed priming to mitigate drought
11
Characterization and delineation of model watershed
12
Mulching and its effects on soil moistures conservation
13
Sced treatment, viz., seed hardening and seed priming techniques for all the agricultural crops
14
Field demonstration on soil and moisture conservation measures and construction of water harvesting structures
15
Visit to dryland research station/watershed.
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