Objectives and competences

Students learn basic irrigation, about the concept of water in the soil and its impact on plants. Special emphasis is placed on evaluating the requirements of plants by water, water utilization and irrigation methods. The students learn the main parts of an irrigation system.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• basics of hydrology and hydrometry • water balance • drainage systems • evaporation and evapotranspiration • determination of the available quantity of water in the ground • measurement of rainfall and determination of effective water • measurement and use of infiltration, infiltration • soil properties • calculation of the efficiency of irrigation • determination of irrigation needs, calculation of irrigation cycle and irrigation time • main parts of the stable irrigation system slurry drill • droplets and sprays

Learning and teaching methods

lectures, lab work, field work

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

After the successful completion of the course the student should know how to evaluate the water quantity in the soil, evapotranspiration according to the given weather variables by the Penman method. Based on the requirements of the irrigation system, the students select sprinklers, laterals, mainlines and pumps. The same process is repeated for the drip irrigation system.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Readings

Cvejić Rozalija, Marina Pintar, Marsela Podboj: Priročnik za načrtovanje namakanja, Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano, 2016 Pintar, Marina: Osnove namakanja : s poudarkom na vrtninah in sadnih vrstah v severovzhodni Sloveniji, Ljubljana, Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano, 2006, 2. izdaja, Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano. Priporočena literatura: Madjar Stjepan, Šoštarič Jasna, 2009. Navodnjavanje poljoprivrednih kultura, Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku.Landscape Irrigation Design Manual http://ww3.rainbird.com/documents/turf/IrrigationDesignManual.pdf [Accessed: 3.10.2018]

Prerequisits

determined by the conditions for transition to a higher year