Syllabus - Sprinkler and Micro - Irrigation Systems (AN504 (B))

Agriculture Engineering

Sprinkler and Micro - Irrigation Systems (AN504 (B))

V-Semester

Unit I

Sprinkler irrigation

adaptability, problems and prospects, types of sprinkler irrigation systems; design of sprinkler irrigation system: layout selection, hydraulic design of lateral, sub-main and main pipe line, design steps; selection of pump and power Module for sprinkler irrigation system; performance evaluation of sprinkler irrigation system: uniformity coefficient and pattern efficiency;

Unit II

Micro Irrigation Systems

types-drip, spray, & bubbler systems, merits and demerits, different components; Design of drip irrigation system: general considerations, wetting patterns, irrigation requirement, emitter selection, hydraulics of drip irrigation system, design steps; necessary steps for proper operation of a drip irrigation system;

Unit III

Maintenance of micro irrigation system

clogging problems, filter cleaning, flushing and chemical treatment; fertigation: advantages and limitations of fertigation, fertilizers solubility and their compatibility, precautions for successful fertigation system, fertigation frequency, duration and injection rate, methods of fertigation.

Practicals

Reference Books

  • Choudhary M.L and Kadam U.S 2006. Micro irrigation for cash crops Westville Publishing House.

  • Keller Jack and Bliesner Ron D.2001. Sprinkle and Trickle Irrigation. Springer Science+ business Media, New York .

  • Mane M.S and Ayare B.L. and MagarS.S.2006.Principles of Drip Irrigation systems, Jain Brothers, New Delhi.

  • Mane M.S. and Ayare B.L.2007. Principles of Sprinkler Irrigation systems, Jain Brothers, New Delhi.

  • Michael A.M. 2012. Irrigation: Theory and Practice. Vikas Publishing Vikas Pub. House New Delhi.

  • Michael AM, Shrimohan and KR Swaminathan. Design and evaluation of irrigation methods, (IARI Monograph No.1). Water Technology Centre, IARI New Delhi.

  • Sivanappan R.K., 1987 “Sprinkler Irrigation”, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi.

  • Suresh, R., 2010“Principles of Micro-Irrigation Engineering”, Standard Publishers Distributors, New Delhi.