Drainage in Agriculture: controlling water and salt levels in the soil

Description

In this course, you will learn:

• Learn about drainage and its importance in agricultural water management.
• Explain the physical and agro-hydrological principles that underpin agricultural land drainage.
• Calculate drainage requirements using water and salt balances.
• Make a drainage criterion list.
• Make accurate drainage parameter estimates for drainage system design.
• Recognize the distinctions between steady-state and unsteady-state drainage methods.
• Recognize the importance of greater control in agricultural drainage management.
• Create a drainage system that allows you to have better operational control.

Syllabus:

1. The need for drainage, the drainage methods and the design approaches for agricultural drainage systems are introduced.
2. Learn about the hydrological principles related to drainage and drainage design equations.
3. The general aspects of drainage of saline and sodic soils.
4. an introduction to the implementation and operation & maintenance of drainage systems.