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Course Title: |
IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE |
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Course Code: |
BSM2502 |
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Type of Course: |
Compulsory |
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Level of Course: |
First Cycle |
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Year of Study: |
2 |
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Semester: |
4 |
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ECTS Credits Allocated: |
4 |
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Theoretical (hour/week): |
1 |
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Practice (hour/week) : |
2 |
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Laboratory (hour/week) : |
0 |
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Prerequisites: |
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Recommended optional programme components: |
None |
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Language: |
Turkish |
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Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face |
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Course Coordinator: |
Prof. Dr. Ali Osman Demir |
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Course Lecturers: |
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator: |
e-posta : aodemir@uludag.edu.tr
Telefon: 0 224 2941616
Adres: Uludağ Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Biyosistem Mühendisliği Bölümü, Görükle Kampüsü, 16059, Nilüfer/BURSA
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Website: |
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Objective of the Course: |
The aim of the course is to select appropriate irrigation and drainage systems and methods, and the criteria for these systems and methods for irrigation of agricultural crops and land drainage. |
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development |
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Theoretical |
Practical |
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The definition and importance of irrigation, the benefits of irrigation, the history of irrigation, irrigation in the World and Turkey, irrigation method, irrigation system |
Calculating the soil-water parameters |
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Soil-plant-water relationships |
Calculation of evapotranspiration and irrigation water |
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Irrigation water demand, evapotranspiration, crop coefficient, irrigation efficiency, effective rainfall, the amount of irrigation water applied to each irrigation, irrigation interval, system capacity, determine the irrigation time |
Evaluation of flow measurement results |
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Preparing the land for irrigation, lay out of field plots, land leveling, on-farm water distribution systems, flow measurements |
Calculation of the parameters of surface irrigation methods |
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Irrigation methods, selection of the appropriate irrigation method, flood irrigation method, ponding irrigation method, border irrigation method, furrow irrigation method |
Calculation of sprinkler irrigation system capacity |
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Sprinkler irrigation method |
Calculation of drip irrigation system capacity |
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Drip irrigation method |
Calculation of mini sprinkler irrigation system capacity |
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Mini sprinkler irrigation method, subirrigation method |
Classification of irrigation water and determination of its suitability for irrigation according to the laboratory analysis |
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Repeating courses and midterm exam |
On-site inspection of Irrigation System of Agricultural Research and Application Center of Uludag University |
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Irrigation water quality |
Analysis of drainage survey data |
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Operation and maintenance of irrigation systems |
Determination of drainage design criteria |
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The importance of drainage in irrigated lands, definition and benefits of drainage |
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Drainage problems in agricultural lands, drainage surveys |
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Drainage methods, surface drainage methods, subsurface drainage methods |
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials: |
1. Çevik, B., “Sulama ve Drenaj” Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayın No:243, Ders Kitapları Yayın No:A-77, 1. Baskı, 2002, Adana
2. Demir A. O., “Drenaj ve Arazi Islahı”, U.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Notları No: 86, 2001. Bursa
3. Güngör, Y., Erözel, A.Z. ve Yıldırım, O., “Sulama”, Ank. Ü. Zir.Fak. Yayın No:1443, Ders Kitabı:424, 1996, Ankara
4. Skaggs, R.W. and Schılfgaarde, J. Van, “Agricultural Drainage”, American Society of Agronomy, Agronomy Series Number 38, 1999, USA.
5. FAO, “Drainage of Irrigated Lands”, Irrigation Water Management Training Manual No.9, 1996, Rome |
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Assesment |
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