M.Tech / ICAR-NET · Irrigation & Drainage Engineering

Water and Nutrient Management Under Protected Cultivation

IDE-504 Irrigation & Drainage Engineering

Syllabus topic plan

1. 01Significance of soilless culture in agriculture
2. 02Functions of the root system
3. 03Root growth response to local nutrient concentrations
4. 04Interactions between environment and form of nitrogen nutrition
5. 05Roots as source and sink for organic compounds and hormones
6. 06Physical and chemical properties of soilless media
7. 07Water content and water potential in soilless media
8. 08Water movement and uptake in soilless media
9. 09Production technology for vegetables under protected conditions
10. 10Automation for climate control in protected structures
11. 11Thermal modeling of the greenhouse environment
12. 12Design and fertigation scheduling for protected cultivation

Part of the M.Tech / ICAR-NET curriculum (ICAR recommendations). Upload or find notes, previous-year papers and quick-revision reels for each topic on theciae.