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Lecture No.1Water - the base for life. Functions described. Water resources of India and the regionTopic 2
Lecture No.2Present day water requirement for man, agriculture and horticulture. Rainfall variability–Increasing demand with unchanging supply- Download Lecture-2 in PDF format
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Lecture No.3Role of water in plant growth – Optimum, excess and shortfall in water availability, Soil water relations – available and unavailable concept- Plant-water relations
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Lecture No. 4Soil type, depth and water holding capacity - Rooting characteristics and moisture extraction patterns- Download Lecture-4 in PDF format
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Lecture No. 5Water requirement of crops. Lysimetry in assessing water requirement. Annual, biennial and perennial crops. PET and AET applications in water and irrigation requirements- Download Lecture-5 in PDF format
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Lecture No.6Climatological approach for estimating water requirement. Use of pan evaporimeter, Pan Factor, Crop factor. Factor for different growth stages- Four different methods
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Lecture No.8Scheduling of irrigation – Different approaches in scheduling – Scheduling for different crops and methods of irrigation.- Download Lecture-8 in PDF format
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Lecture No.9Mid-Term ExaminationsTopic 10
Lecture No.10Cimatological approach – atmospheric demand – factors affecting ET– The concept of IW/CPE ratio in scheduling irrigationTopic 11
Lecture No.11Methods of irrigation – Surface and Sub – surface methods - suitability to crops – minimizing conveyance lossesTopic 12
Lecture No.12Pressurized methods - Sprinkler method and suitability for crop, soil, topography and climate -Merits and demerits- Download Lecture-12 in PDF format
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Lecture No.13Drip irrigation – Suitability for crop, soil, topography and climate- Download Lecture-13 in PDF format
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Lecture No.15WUE – Factors affecting – Methods to improve economic use of water for irrigation – Water use for maximum profit of garden/orchard ecosystem- Download Lecture-15 in PDF format
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Lecture No. 16Water and irrigation management for different crops and soils. Water management for problem soils- Download Lecture-16 in PDF
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Lecture No.17Lay out of irrigation systems - Comparison of costs- Download Lecture-17 in PDF
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