agronomy agricultural physics agricultural meteorology soil science

ping systems; soil, plant and meteorological factors determining water needs of crops;
crop plant adaptation to moisture stress condition; quality of irrigation water; effect
of saline water and soil salinity on plant-water relation and management of crops;
excess soil water and plant growth; water management in problem soils; drainage
requirements of crops and methods of field drainage, their layout and spacing,
irrigability of lands.
Practical
Measurement of soil moisture using tensiometer, pressure plate and membrane; making
of soil moisture characteristic curves; water flow measurement using different devices;
determining soil profile moisture deficit and irrigation requirements; computation
of water requirement of crops using modified Penman formula; measurement
of water flux under saturated and unsaturated conditions; determination of infiltration
rates and hydraulic conductivity.
Suggested Readings
Israelsen, O.W. and Jennsenn, V.E. 1962. Irrigation principles and practices. John
Wiley and Sons, New Delhi. Chapman and Sons Ltd., London, pp.405.
Joseph, A.P., Dikshit, S.V., Reye, N.D. and Mildnner, W.F. 1972. Hand Book on
Drainage of Agricultural Land Part I. Principles of Drainage- water management
Division (Department of Agriculture). Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi-
1, pp.33.
Lenka, D. 1999. Irrigation and Drainage. Kalyani Publishers. L.D.H., New Delhi.
pp.397
Michael, A.M. 1978. Irrigation: Theory and Practice. Vikas Publishing House, New
Delhi, pp.801.
Paliwal, K.V. 1972. Irrigation with saline water. WTC, IARI, New Delhi, pp 198.
Prihar, S.S. and Sandhu, B.S. 1987. Irrigation of Food Crops- Principles and Practices.
ICAR, New Delhi, pp.140.
Reddy, S.R. 2000. Principles of Crop Production. Kalyani Pub., New Delhi, pp.428.
4. Soil fertility management and fertilizer use (2+1)
Soil fertility and productivity; soil composition in relation to crop production — organic
and inorganic constituents; essential plant nutrients; deficiency and toxicity
symptoms of major and micronutrients and remedial measures; transformation and
dynamics of major plant nutrients; kinds of fertilizers —straight, complex and bulk
blended; methods of fertilizer application; crop response to nutrients; fertilizer use