CEC 208 Soil Science and Irrigation Engineering

ND2 levelEngineering & Technology20 topics

CEC 208 covers 20 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

Concept of soil science and irrigation
Soil constituents and properties
Soil moisture movement and states
Crop-water requirements
Methods of irrigation
Factors affecting irrigation method selection
Irrigation system components and controls
Irrigation efficiency concepts
Design application of irrigation efficiency
Sources and quality of irrigation water
Water logging and irrigation hazards
Field drainage and flood control
Field soil moisture determination
Soil properties for irrigation
Porosity and capillary water
Crop moisture content
Permanent wilting point
Irrigation application methods
Drainage structures
Flood control structures

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Concept of soil science and irrigation

The concept of soil science and irrigation covers the fundamentals of soil as a natural resource, its classification, physical and chemical properties, and how these influence water movement and availability to crops.

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Every topic above, split into sessions and dated against your exam.
Practice questions per session, with answers that explain themselves.
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An AI tutor that answers questions using this course's own material.

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