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| RAVT2060-1 | Management of abiotic stress of plants grown in the tropics
- Abiotic stress and growth of crops
- Irrigation applied to agricultural production in tropical regions
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| Duration : | Abiotic stress and growth of crops : 21h Th
Irrigation applied to agricultural production in tropical regions : 14h Th
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| Lecturer : | Abiotic stress and growth of crops : Roger Paul
Irrigation applied to agricultural production in tropical regions : Aurore Degré
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| Coordinator : | Roger Paul |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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 | | Irrigation applied to agricultural production in tropical regions |
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| 1) Crops water needs
Evaporation and evapotranspiration
Crops uptake and humidity profile in soils
Calculation of water need (quantity and periodicity)
2) Soil salinity
origins and consequences
Technics against salinity
3)Introduction to the different irrigation techniques
water distribution and impacts on soil water profile |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Surface, drip and sprinkling irrigation engeneering formation
After completing the course the student is expected to
- Calculate the crop water needs
- Calculate a water distribution system (quantity and periodicity)
- Understand, evaluate and manage a problem of salinity. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| | Irrigation applied to agricultural production in tropical regions |
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| - HYDR0007 - Fluid mechanics- HYDR0010-1 - Gravitational flow
- HYDR0002 - Water flow in soils |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| | Irrigation applied to agricultural production in tropical regions |
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| *lectures
*calculations on computers
*irrigation game
*literature
*excursion |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| | Irrigation applied to agricultural production in tropical regions |
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| Lectures : 24h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| | Irrigation applied to agricultural production in tropical regions |
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| - Traité d'irrigation, Tiercelin, ed. Lavoisier Paris: Ouvrage collectif de 63 auteurs. 1998.
-The United Nations World Water Development Report
(http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/water/wwap/wwdr/)
* Water in a changing world (2009)
* Managing Water under Uncertainty and Risk (2012) -FAO Water publications
http://www.fao.org/nr/water/infores.html |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Participation irrigation game and excursion (10%)
Oral examination (40%)
Written examination (50%) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| GARRE Sarah
Bât. 2 Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
AgricultureIsLife
Passage des Déportés 2
5030 Gembloux+32 (0)81.62.21.62
sarah.garre@ulg.ac.be
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DEGRE Aurore
Bât. GE Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés 2
5030 Gembloux
+32 81 622181
Aurore.Degre@ulg.ac.be |
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