Water: Supply and Sources
Water Supply Water is a major factor in successful production of greenhouse plants. An adequate water supply is needed for irrigation, pesticide application, evaporative cooling (if applicable), growing media preparation…
Shelterbelt: Design and Effectiveness | Erosion Control | Soil Management
Design of Shelterbelt: A shelterbelt involves following parameters for determining under its design: 1. Location: The location of wind break/shelter belt should be in such a way, as to dissipate…
Examples of Wind Erosion
The term wind erosion refers to the damage of land as a result of wind removing soil from an area. Most often, wind erosion occurs on flat land in dry or sandy…
Leveling and Grading of Land
Land leveling is the process of modifying the surface relief by smoothening it. It is the process of flattening or modifying existing (natural) slopes or undulations and thereby creating a…
6 Main Objectives of Agricultural Geography
Six main objectives of agricultural geography are as follows: (i) To examine the spatial distribution of crops, livestock and other agricultural activities. The cropping patterns and crop and livestock combinations…
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
Watershed is defined as a geohydrological unit draining to a common point by a system of drains. All lands on earth are part of one watershed or other. Watershed is thus…
What are the Main Features of the National Agricultural Policy of India?
The main features of the National Agricultural Policy are: 1. Privatisation of agriculture and price protection of farmers in the post QR (Quantitative Restrictions) regime would be part of the government’s…
What is Planning for Agriculture?
Planning for agriculture is a policy process to help ensure a future for agriculture in a given place over a specified time period. It steers growth away from active agricultural…
The Importance of Flood Routing
Flood routing is a key element in hydrologic analysis, but one that is often overlooked. Civil engineers, hydrologists, and conservationists all need to be ready to use flood routing as…
Farm Pond Design and Construction
In the previous lectures, general description on farm pond is covered along with detailed design of embankment type of farm pond. In this lecture, design and construction details of dugout…
