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792-250 Irrigation Management | |
Credit Points | 5 |
HECS Band | 2 |
Coordinator | Mr R Wrigley |
Semester | 1, repeat 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | 2.5 hours per week |
Subject Description | The objective of this subject is to extend participants' ability to understand the principles of irrigation design, layout and management. The content includes: This subject will cover the requirements of design, layout and management of an irrigation scheme. Design - types of irrigation, soil types for irrigation, water requirements, irrigation efficiency, pipes, sprinklers, emitters, channels, drains, structures, reuse systems, cuts and fills, laser grading and levelling, subsurface drainage, costing. Layout - basic surveying - levelling and distance measurement, level reduction, contour plotting, pegging out. Management - water requirements, irrigation requirements, water quality, irrigation scheduling, water reuse, salinity control and amelioration, fertiliser requirements, economics of irrigation, crop selection. |
Assessment | Two hour examination (40%); assignment of 2000 words (20%); survey and plan (30%); practical test (10%). |
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