Irrigation Engineering (AN404)-Agriculture Engineering (IV) | RGPV

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• Syllabus

• Syllabus - Irrigation Engineering (AN404)

• Water resources utilization & Irrigation development

• Major and medium irrigation schemes of India
• Purpose of irrigation
• Environmental impact of irrigation projects
• Source of irrigation water
• Measurement of irrigation water

• Open channel water conveyance system

• Design and lining of irrigation field channels
• On farm structures for water conveyance, control & distribution
• Underground pipe conveyance system
• Land grading

• Soil water plant relationship

• Soil properties influencing irrigation management
• Soil water movement
• Soil water potential
• Soil moisture characteristics
• Moisture stress and plant response
• Water requirement of crops

• Irrigation requirement of crops

• Depth of irrigation
• Frequency of irrigation
• Irrigation efficiencies
• Surface methods of water application