Area: | Muresk Institute |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
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. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Explained the principles of irrigation science and technology in relation to climatic parameters found in Western Australia. Described the background to the practice of irrigation science and technology to horticulture and viticulture. Justified the selectionof a given sprinkler system for a particular horticulture or viticulture situation. Assessed the use of regulated deficit irrigation and partial rootzone dry applications to viticulture and fruit production. Planned an irrigation system including water source, distribution and application method for a given purpose. Applied irrigation practice to horticulture or viticulture including monitoring of a system. Explained irrigation management in context of given enterprise in a given edaphic and environmental situation. Designed an irrigation management strategy for a given situation. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Southorn, N. (1997). Farm Irrigation, Planning and Management, Melbourne, Inkata Press. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Examination 30%, Field Study Evaluations 20, Major report 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 50100 Agriculture (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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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 |
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