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Principles and Practices of Water Management

This course covers principles and practices of water management. Through lectures and labs, students will learn about irrigation potential and distribution, soil-plant-water relationships, irrigation scheduling, quality and management of irrigation water, drainage requirements and methods, land suitability classification for irrigation, and the role of institutions in integrated watershed management. The six course units cover topics like water resources and usage in India, soil-plant-water relationships, managing water stress, determining water needs, drainage concepts and methods, and land classification and water management institutions. Practical sessions provide hands-on learning of measuring soil water properties, determining irrigation requirements, studying hydraulic conductivity, and analyzing irrigation water quality.

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Principles and Practices of Water Management

This course covers principles and practices of water management. Through lectures and labs, students will learn about irrigation potential and distribution, soil-plant-water relationships, irrigation scheduling, quality and management of irrigation water, drainage requirements and methods, land suitability classification for irrigation, and the role of institutions in integrated watershed management. The six course units cover topics like water resources and usage in India, soil-plant-water relationships, managing water stress, determining water needs, drainage concepts and methods, and land classification and water management institutions. Practical sessions provide hands-on learning of measuring soil water properties, determining irrigation requirements, studying hydraulic conductivity, and analyzing irrigation water quality.

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SOL509: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF WATER MANAGEMENT

L:2 T:0 P:2 Credits: 3


Course Outcomes: Through this course students should be able to

 discuss and understand the importance of irrigation potential and its distribution
 examine the concept of soil-plant-water relationships for better understanding of crop
adaptation to water stress.
 discuss and understand the concept of irrigation scheduling, irrigation and fertigation
methods and management of irrigation water in controlled environment
 describe the parameters for irrigation water quality and its management
 discuss and understand the drainage requirement of crops and methods of field surface and
subsurface drainage
 classify the land for its suitability for irrigation, integrated watershed management and
role of social institutions in integrated watershed management

SYLLABUS

Unit I
Importance, distribution and resources of water: importance of water, role in plants, water
resources of India, major irrigation projects, irrigated area distribution in India and different
states

Unit II
Soil-plant-water relationship: soil-plant-water relationship, water movement in soil and plants,
type of water loss- soil and plants, water movement in plants, water stress, crop plant adaptation
to water stress

Unit III
Quality of irrigation water, water stress and its management : quality of irrigation water and
management of saline water for irrigation, water-use efficiency, water stress, effect on growth
and development, water stress injury and resistance, management of water stress through soil and
crop manipulations, excess soil water and management of excess water problems

Unit IV
Water needs and irrigation management: factors determining water needs of crops,
scheduling, methods of irrigation; micro-irrigation system; fertigation, management of water in
controlled environments and poly houses, water management of crops and cropping systems,
management of soil moisture stress, strategies of using limited water supply

Unit V
Drainage concepts, methods and layout : drainage - concept and classification, field drainage
systems, inter-relationship of drainage with cropping patterns and types of farming, drainage
requirement of crops and methods of field drainage, their layout and spacing

Unit VI
Land suitability, classification, institutions of water management and legislations : land
suitability for irrigation, land irrigability classification, integrated water management, institution
of water management, farmer's participation, irrigation legislation

PRACTICAL
Soil water potential and constants
• To measure soil water potential by using Tensiometer.
• To measure soil moisture constants by pressure plate apparatus and preparation of
soil moisture characteristic curve.
Irrigation and water requirement
• To determine irrigation water requirement and irrigation efficiency.
• To measure irrigation water flow by different devices.
• To study evapotranspiration by lysimeter and field methods.
Hydraulic conductivity
• To determine saturation hydraulic conductivity by constant head Permeameter.
• To determine saturated hydraulic conductivity by falling head Permeameter.
• To determine infiltration rate by double ring infiltrometer
Irrigation water quality
• To study irrigation water quality management based on pH.
• To study irrigation water quality management based on EC.
• To study irrigation water quality management based on residual sodium carbonate
(RSC).
• To study irrigation water quality management based on sodium adsorption ratio
(SAR).

Text Books:

1. IRRIGATION THEORY AND PRACTICE by A M MICHAEL, VIKAS PUBLISHING


HOUSE .
References:
1. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF WATER MANAGEMENT. by PANDA, S.C.,
AGROBIOS INDIA
2. IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT by DILIP KUMAR MAJUMDAR, PHI
Learning Pvt Ltd
3. WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING (3RD ED.) by LINSLEY, RAY K. AND
FRANZINI, JOSEPH B., MCGRAW HILL EDUCATION
4. IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE by LENKA, D, KALYANI PUBLISHERS

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