305316 (v.1) Irrigation Science and Technology 502


Area:

Muresk Institute

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Fieldwork:

2 x 5 Hours Quarterly
 

Syllabus:

Soil - water - plant relationships, water quality and treatment. Hydraulic theory, design criteria, pumps and pumping systems, filtration, fertigation injectors, controller valves and distribution systems. Installation procedures, irrigation scheduling, root deficit irrigation, operation and maintenance and soil moisture monitoring systems. Water resource development and maintenance.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

50100 Agriculture (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Informational

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y    
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area