WATER MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURE

Course Description

Physical and chemical properties of water and water sources such as rain, rivers, water dams, underground water.Water quality, availability of water resources in the world and how water is used in irrigation systems. Relations between water and nutrients which are also given in plants. Water uptake, its transpration within plants and transpiration. Planning of irrigation in a given field or orchard according to seasons and plant types. Use of water tintometers and evaluation of obtained results. Evapotranspiration. Classification of agricultural products according to annual water needs. General introduction to agricultural water management. Conventional methods for agricultural water management. Advanced methods for agricultural water management. Artificial intelligence irrigation systems and hybrid methods for agricultural water. Management future challenges in agricultural water management.

WATER MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURE

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Course outcomes

1. 01 To define physical and chemical properties of water to students
2. 02 To define water sources to students
3. 03 To describe water quality parameters ,availability of water sources in the world and how water is used in irrigation systems
4. 04 To define water- plant relationship by means of nutrient elements and other factors
5. 05 To calculate amount of water need forn a given field or orchard according to seasons and plant types
6. 06 To classify agricultural products according to annual water needs
7. 07 To describe general introduction to agricultural water managment
8. 08 To describe conventional methods for agricultural water managment
9. 09 To argue new developments and advanced methods for agricultural water managment
10. 10 To illustrate future challanges in agricultural water managment systems and solutions

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 1. Albiac, J. and Dinar, A., 2012. The management of water quality and irrigation technologies. Earthscan.
2. 02 2. Greenland, S.J., Dalrymple, J., Levin, E. and O’Mahony, B., 2018. Improving agricultural water sustainability: Strategies for effective farm water management and encouraging the uptake of drip irrigation. In The Goals of Sustainable Development (pp. 111-123). Springer, Singapore.
3. 03 3. Lata, S., 2019. Irrigation Water Management for Agricultural Development. Springer International Publishing.

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Program Outcomes

1. PCST PÇ1: Develop and deepen knowledge acquired in plant science and technologies based on undergraduate level competencies.
2. PCST PÇ2: Understand the interaction between plant science and technologies field and related disciplines.
3. PCST PÇ3: Combine and interpret the theoretical and practical knowledge related to horticultural plants with the knowledge, data and findings obtained from different disciplines, to be able to create new knowledge and theories by synthesizing them by using the theoretical and practical knowledge related to horticultural plants in the field of expertise and supporting the current developments with quantitative and qualitative.
4. PCST PÇ4: Solve problems by using research methods and solving cause and effect relationships.
5. PCST PÇ5: Conduct a study requiring expertise on plant science and technologies independently.
6. PCST PÇ6: Develop an analytical approach for solving unpredictable complex problems encountered in applications of plant science and technologies, to design the research process, to produce solutions by taking responsibility and to evaluate and defend the results obtained.
7. PCST PÇ7: Lead the plant science and technologies in an environment that requires solving problems.
8. PCST PÇ8: Access to resources related to plat science and technologies, benefiting from these resources and self-renewal.
9. PCST PÇ9: Transfer his / her studies, developments in his / her field of expertise and research results using oral, written and visual tools.
10. PCST PÇ10: Use advanced computer software and information and communication technologies as necessary in relation to plant science and technologies.
11. PCST PÇ11: Collect data with scientific methods for solving problems related to plant science and technologies, to be able to control and interpret the collected data by taking into consideration the social, scientific and ethical values.
12. PCST PÇ12: Utilize and explain integrated knowledge in plant science and technologies in interdisciplinary studies, communicate it effectively, and critically evaluate the conclusions drawn.

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