Principles and Practices of Water Management
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Dr. Tanmoy Shankar
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Code : AGRO 0504 (2+1+0)
Course Objectives
To Know the principles of water management and practices to enhance the water productivity
Basic skill on water management for optimization of crop yield.
Co Po Mapping
| COs | Course outcomes | Mapping COs with POs |
| CO1 | To gain knowledge of irrigation water management to maximizing crop yield and quality by developing irrigation for the crops | PSO1 |
| CO2 | Students will understand skill of water management techniques in climate and crop relationships. | PSO2 |
| CO3 | Also impart the knowledge on Water requirements of crops, soil-plant- relationship, Irrigation requirements, duty and delta, Irrigation efficiencies, methods of irrigation, Quality of irrigation water | PSO2, PSO4 |
PSO-Program specific outcomes
PSO1 : Impart knowledge and understanding of fundamental concepts and techniques of maintaining and enhancing soil fertility, crop production, crop management, crop improvement, biodiversity and sustainability of agriculture worldwide.
PSO2 : Develop the ability to know farming practices and their scope to improve in the rural areas and the environments.
PSO3 : Apply knowledge of basic science through Agricultural microbiology, Plant biochemistry and Biotechnology.
PSO4 : Apply knowledge of Agri-business management and finance to develop profitable agricultural system.
Course Syllabus
Theory
UNIT I
Water and its role in plants; Irrigation: Definition and objectives, water resources and irrigation development in of India and concerned state, major irrigation projects, extent of area and crops irrigated in India and in different states.
UNIT II
Field water cycle, water movement in soil and plants; transpiration; soil-water- plant relationships; water absorption by plants; plant response to water stress, crop plant adaptation to moisture stress condition. Water availability and its relationship with nutrient availability and loses.
UNIT III
Soil, plant and meteorological factors determining water needs of crops, scheduling, depth and methods of irrigation; micro irrigation systems; deficit irrigation; fertigation; management of water in controlled environments and polyhouses. Irrigation efficiency and water use efficiency.
UNIT IV
Water management of crop and cropping system, Quality of irrigation water and management of saline water for irrigation, water use efficiency, Crop water requirement- estimation of ET and effective rainfall; Water management of the major crops and cropping systems. Automated irrigation system.
UNIT V
Excess of soil water and plant growth; water management in problem soils, drainage requirement of crops and methods of field drainage, their layout and spacing; rain water management and its utilization for crop production.
UNIT VI
Quality of irrigation water and management of saline water for irrigation, water management in problem soils
UNIT VII
Soil moisture conservation, water harvesting, rain water management and its utilization for crop production.
UNIT VIII
Hydroponics
UNIT IX
Water management of crops under climate change scenario.
Practical
- Determination of Field capacity by field method
- Determination of infiltration rate by double ring
infiltrometer - Determination of Permanent Wilting Point by
sunflower pot culture technique - Determination of Field capacity and Permanent
Wilting Point by Pressure Plate Apparatus and
Hygroscopic Coefficient - Determination of maximum water holding capacity
of soil - Measurement of matric potential using gauge and
mercury type tensiometer - Determination of soil-moisture characteristics curves
- Determination of saturated hydraulic conductivity by constant and falling head method
- Determination of hydraulic conductivity of saturated soil below the water table by auger hole method
- Determination of effective rainfall (calculations)
- Determination of irrigation requirement of crops
(calculations) - Determination of ET of crops by soil moisture
depletion method and Determination of water
requirements of crops (calculations) - Measurement of irrigation water by volume and
velocity-area method and measurement - Calculation of irrigation efficiency
References
Hillel, D. 1998. Environmental Soil Physics. pp 698. Academic Press.
Kirkham, M. B. 2014. Principals of Soil and Plant Water Relations. pp 482. Academic Press.
Michael, A.M. 2006. Irrigation: Theory and Practice, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
Reddy, S.R. 2016. Irrigation Agronomy, 3rd Edition, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.
SankaraReddi, G.H. and Yellamanda Reddy, T. 2006. Efficient Use of Irrigation Water. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.
Majumdar, D.K. 2013. Irrigation Water Management: Principles and Practices. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., Delhi 100 092.
Session 3
Major irrigation projects, extent of area and crops irrigated in India and in different states
Session 7
Plant response to water stress, crop plant adaptation to moisture stress condition
Session 36
Determination of Field capacity and Permanent
Wilting Point by Pressure Plate Apparatus and
Hygroscopic Coefficient.
Session 40
Determination of saturated hydraulic conductivity
by constant and falling head method
Session 41
Determination of hydraulic conductivity of
saturated soil below the water table by auger
hole method
Session 44
Determination of ET of crops by soil moisture
depletion method and Determination of water
requirements of crops (calculations)
Session 45
Content Revised
This is a new course introduced as per BSMA syllabus 20% course modified and update in the particular course.
Our Main Teachers
Bachelor of Science (Agriculture). Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), Allahabad, India in 2011 Master of Science (Agronomy). Visva Bharati University –(VBU), Birbhum, West Bengal, India in 2013 Research topic: Effect of seaweed extract on growth and productivity of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) in the red and lateritic belt of West Bengal PhD […]