Learn Principles and Practices of Farm Water Management with Rahul

About Course

This course explores the efficient management of water resources in agriculture, focusing on irrigation systems, water conservation techniques, and soil-water relationships. Students will learn practical strategies to maximize water use efficiency, ensuring sustainable crop production while minimizing water wastage.

Course Content

Introduction

Definition:
Importance of Irrigation in Agriculture
Physical properties of soil in relation to irrigation.
Volume and mass relationships of soil constituents
Kinds of soil water
Soil Moisture Retention and Movement
Soil moisture
Range of available water holding capacity of soil
Movement of water within Soils
Factors affecting the infiltration
Rooting characteristics and moisture extraction pattern
Effective Root Zone
Critical stages of crops for soil moisture (Moisture sensitive period)
Crop water requirement
Terminology
Measurement of ET
Types of field water losses
Farm water requirement and determination of stream size
Duty and Delta
Relationship between delta and Duty
Measurement of irrigation water
Measurement Devices
Types of weir:
Advantages of flumes
Types of orifice
Irrigation scheduling
Indicators for planning irrigation scheduling .
Method of irrigation
Adaptability of ring method:
Adaptability of border strip method
Parameters for furrow
Adaptability of furrow irrigation
Components of drip irrigation system
Advantages of Drip method of irrigation
Types of sprinkler irrigation system
Advantages of Sprinkler system

Types of irrigation system in Nepal and their Structural components

Water lifting devices

Land Grading and field layout

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