Water and soil quality management in aquaculture

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PANKAJ MEHER

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Course Name : Water and soil quality management in aquaculture

Code (Credit): CUTM1443 (3-1-0)

Course Objectives

  • To learn effective soil and water quality management practices which is important for any aquaculture endeavours .

Course Outcome

COs Deliverables Mapping COs with POs

(High-3, Medium-2, Low-1)

CO1

Students will understand and gain knowledge on basics of management for water and soil quality which are basic needs of both and plant animal life.

PO3-3, PO10-3
CO2 The subject will impart knowledge on soil health, its assessment and maintenance for increasing soil productivity.  PO1-3, PO7-3, PO12-3
CO3 Students will be able to examine the of soil health, soil quality, and quality of water. PO1-3, PO10-2
CO4 Students will be able solve bad environmental effect caused due to industrial effluents, waste water, algal bloom and aquatic weeds. PO1-2, PO10-1, PO12-3

Course Syllabus

THEORY

Module-I

Soil and water interaction: Physical and chemical properties of soil and water, Productivity vs nutrient quality and quantity of soil and water; aquatic microorganisms and their role in carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur cycles and impact on aquatic habitats and species; Fertilizers and manures: Different kinds of fertilizers and manures; fertilizer grade, source, rate and frequency of application; Use of treated sewage for pond fertilization and biofertilizers, Ecological changes taking place after fertilizing.

Practice:-

Water analysis: measurement of temperature,turbidity, determination of pH and EC.  Determination ofinorganic nitrogen, and phosphorus

Module-II

Primary production and its estimation; degradation of molecules in aquatic environment; Utilization of bioactive compounds by microorganisms; Cat clay/pyrite soil and its management; seepage and its control.

Practice:-

Estimation of primary productivity and chlorophyll

Module-III

water treatment, water filtration devices, aeration, chlorination, ozonization and UV radiation; eutrophication; Algal bloom control; Aquatic weed management.

Practice:-

Determination of salinity, Chlorinity, Total solids,Redox potential, DO, Free CO2. Determination of total alkalinity, hardness.

Module-IV

Waste water treatment practices; Waste discharge standards; Water quality management in carp culture; Water quality management in brackishwater shrimp culture; Water quality management in hatcheries.

Practice:-

calculation of dose of  fertilizers and pond liming

Module-V

Ecology of Pond system; Role of microorganisms in fish production; Microbial load and algal blooms; fluxes between mud and water, methane and hydrogen sulphide formation

Module-VI

Alkali soils and its management; Saline soils and its management; acid sulphate soils, iron pyrites, soil reclamation; Soil and water amendments: lime, manures,fertilizers, micronutrients, zeolites, alum, gypsum.

Module-VII

Effluent Treatment plant; Areation,Chlorination,Ozonisation and UV radiation; Waste and water Treatment Practices; Machine Leaning for water quality analysis.

 practice:-

Jar Test

 

Reference and Textbooks

  1. Bottom soil, sediment and pond aquaculture --- Claude E.Body
  2. Fundamentals of Soil --- V.N.Sahai
  3. Water quality in ponds for aquaculture --Claude E.Body
  4. Fresh water fish culture--- V.R.P.Sinha and V.Ramachandran

Session Plan

Session 1

Soil and water interaction: Physical and chemical properties of soil and water, Productivity vs nutrient quality and quantity of soil and water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqKl-22zIBo

Types_of_Soil_Water

Powerpoint 1

Session 2

Aquatic microorganisms and their role in carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur cycles and impact on aquatic habitats and species

Slide_Share_Biogeochemical cycle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB5maibRSr0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AZZwBNCYOo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5KqwhX1dvk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbBgPekjiyc

Session 5

Use of treated sewage for pond fertilization and biofertilizers, Ecological changes taking place after fertilizing

Session 7

Primary production and its estimation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjeBi0v5rlk

Session 8

degradation of molecules in aquatic environment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AlBgY396wI

Session 9

Session 10

Cat clay/pyrite soil and its management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh6wSfVN45s

Session 11

Session 15

Session 16

Session 17

Waste water treatment practices

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8isr9nSDCK4

Session-18(practice)

Estimation of primary productivity and chlorophyll

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXGDg_g-8Ik

Session 19

Session 20

Water quality management in carp culture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ7NvZCFLA0

Session 21

Water quality management in brackishwater shrimp culture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8BfrrA8bjM

Session 23

Session-24(Practice)

Calculation of dose of  fertilizers and pond liming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGhzyhnKi5U

Session 25

Role of microorganisms in fish production

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR2NccTq57Y

Session 26

Microbial load and algal blooms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=706kZXlHZRw

Session 28

Alkali soils and its management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExW9C_lCFKg

Session 29

Saline soils and its management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExW9C_lCFKg

Session 31

Session 33

Session 35

Waste and water Treatment Practices

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8isr9nSDCK4

Session 36

Machine Leaning for water quality analysis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Xhn4aQHos

Session 37(Practice)

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