RAVT3233-1 : Irrigation applied to agricultural production in tropical regions

Study Programmes 2015-2016

RAVT3233-1

Irrigation applied to agricultural production in tropical regions

Duration :

14h Th

Number of credits :

Specialised master in plant and animal resource management in tropical environment		4

Lecturer :

Sarah Garré

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

1) Introduction to the different irrigation techniques water distribution and impacts on soil water profile
2) Surface irrigation Surface irrigation systems Theory of surface irrigation fields leveling
3) Sprinkler irrigation Key equipment Network description Rain distribution, sprinkler spacing, uniformity Basic principle for the disign of a sprinkler irrigation system
4) Drip irrigation Drip irrigation systems and material disposition Crops water needs for drip irrigation Network design Related equipments Network and irrigated material survey 5) Irrigation system management
6) Soil salinity Origins and consequences Technics against salinity

Learning outcomes of the course :

Surface, drip and sprinkling irrigation engeneering formation After completing the course the student is expected to - Understand, evaluate and manage a problem of salinity. - Understand the working process and the design of the different irrigation systems (surface irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, drip irrigation). - Incorporate social and cultural aspects in irrigation management

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

- Edaphology - Hydrology
- Applied fluid mechanics
- Transport and distribution of fluids

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

*lectures *computer calculations *irrigation game *literature *excursion

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Lectures : 24h