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 Syllabus - Irrigation Water Management Course

Theory

Irrigation: Definition and objectives; Water resources, Irrigation projects (major, medium & minor) and irrigation development in India and Andhra Pradesh; Soil - plant - water relationships; Methods of soil moisture estimation; Evapotranspiration concepts and Estimation of crop water requirement; Effective rainfall; Scheduling of irrigation; Methods of irrigation - Surface, Subsurface, Sprinkler and Drip irrigation; Irrigation efficiency and Water use efficiency; Conjunctive use of water; Irrigation water quality criteria and its management; Water management of different crops - Rice, Wheat, Maize, Groundnut, Sugarcane, Mango, Banana and Tomato; Agricultural drainage; Efficient cropping systems in irrigated areas of Andhra Pradesh.

Practicals

1. Determination of bulk density

2. Estimation of soil moisture content by gravimetric and volumetric methods

3. Installation and working with tensiometer

4. Installation and working with resistance (gypsum) blocks

5. Determination of field capacity by field method

6. Determination of permanent wilting point by sunflower method

7. Measurement of irrigation water by Parshall Flume and V-notch

8. Scheduling of irrigation by IW/CPE ratio method

9. Calculation of irrigation water needs (problems)

10. Calculation of irrigation water needs (problems)

11. Determination of infiltration rate

12. Demonstration of surface methods of irrigation - Check basin, Border strip & Furrow

13. Demonstration of operation of sprinkler irrigation system

14. Demonstration of operation of drip irrigation system - Filter cleaning, Flushing of laterals, Fertilizer injection

15. Visit to farmers field to work out the cost of sprinkler irrigation system

16. Visit to farmers field to work out the cost of drip irrigation system