Water Management Including Micro Irrigation PDF: Free Download

Download the Water Management Including Micro Irrigation PDF for free! This subject is vital for BSc and MSc agriculture and horticulture students, as well as professionals preparing for competitive exams like ICAR JRF, SRF, NET, and state agricultural officer exams.

This free PDF covers updated topics on irrigation methods, soil-water relationships, evapotranspiration, and water use efficiency. This latest and updated content is more beneficial than older materials. It has been created by Dr. Hardev Ram and reviewed by Prof. Ummed Singh.

📚 What’s Inside?

✅ Lesson 1: Definition of Irrigation; History of Irrigation in India; Water Resources and Their Exploitation; Scenario of Irrigation in India – Canal, Tank, Well, and Lift Irrigation Systems
✅ Lesson 2: Soil-Water Relations; Introduction to Basic Terms in Water Management & Irrigation; Study of Moisture Constants and Hydrodynamic Relations
✅ Lesson 3: Measurement of Soil Moisture – Different Direct and Indirect Methods
✅ Lesson 4: Expressions of Soil Moisture and Their Mutual Relations
✅ Lesson 5: Plant Water Relations – Critical Stages, Meaning, and Impact of Water Stress
✅ Lesson 6: Water Availability and Its Relationship with Nutrient Availability and Losses
✅ Lesson 7: Water Management of Crops – Definition, Meaning, and Relevance in Crop Production
✅ Lesson 8: Concept of Evapotranspiration and Its Measurement
✅ Lesson 9: Factors Affecting Water Requirement; Study of Water Requirement of Field Crops and Horticultural Crops
✅ Lesson 10: Methods of Irrigation – Surface, Subsurface, Sprinkler, and Drip; Their Types, Efficiencies, Constraints, and Advantages
✅ Lesson 11: Efficiency of Irrigation; Methods to Measure Them
✅ Lesson 12: Quantitative Estimation of Irrigation Water – Direct and Indirect Methods; Expressions of Flowing Water and Their Mutual Relations
✅ Lesson 13: Concept of Water Use Efficiency, Its Relevance, and Factors Affecting It – Methods to Improve WUE
✅ Lesson 14: Assessment of Irrigation Requirement; Scheduling of Irrigation – Approaches and Methods
✅ Lesson 15: Development of Irrigation Plans for Individual Farms and Micro and Macro Commands
✅ Lesson 16: Suitability of Irrigation Water for Irrigation – Quality of Water & Its Impact on Growth, Development, and Yield of Crops
✅ Lesson 17: Irrigation Control and Water Conveyance Methods – Their Advantages & Disadvantages
✅ Lesson 18: Concept of Drainage – Surface and Subsurface Methods of Drainage
✅ Lesson 19: Irrigation Practices of Important Field and Horticultural Crops

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📌 File Size: 5.4 MB
📌 Number of Pages: 233
📌 Format: PDF
📌 Language: English

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About the Author

👨‍🏫 Dr. Hardev Ram
🏛️ National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI)

👨‍🎓 Course Reviewed By:
👨‍🏫 Prof. Ummed Singh
🏛️ Agriculture University Jodhpur

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