Course detail

Pedology and Irrigation

FAST-BS004Acad. year: 2024/2025

Soil science in general, pedogenesis (pedogenetic factors and processes). Basic soil properties - physical, mechanical and chemical properties of soils. Hydropedology, soil moisture and soil moisture measurements.
Soil hydrostatics, adsorption, capillarity, swelling and soil water potential including methods of measurement. Principles of determination of irrigation water demand. History and importance of irrigation, reasons of drought, plant and water. Types of irrigatio, evapotranspiration, climatic irrigation. Sprinkle irrigation, irrigation facilities and machines. Micro-irrigation, water quality and treatment. Lawn irrigation (parks, sport turf). Automated irrigation systems.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Eva Hyánková, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Landscape Water Management (VHK)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of physics, hydraulics and hydrology

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Basic knowledge of soil science
Classification of soils in ČR
Basic knowledge of hydropedology
Basic soil analyses
Methods of irrigation
Calculation of water demand
Simple designs of used irrigation methods
Overview of irrigation products and systems used in CR

Basic knowledge of pedology and irrigation, basic principles of irrigation.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Kameníčková, I.: Vodní hospodářství krajiny I. Skriptum. BRNO 2005, 138 p. (CS)
KULHAVÝ, František a Zbyněk KULHAVÝ. Navrhování hydromelioračních staveb. Praha: ČKAIT, 2008. ISBN 978-80-87093-83-2.
Kutílek, M. Vodohospodářská pedologie. 2., přeprac. vyd. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1978.
ŠÁLEK, Jan. Závlahové stavby. 2. vyd. Brno: Vysoké učení technické, 1993. Učební texty vysokých škol. ISBN 80-214-0497-3.
Zbíral, J., Čižmárová, E., Obdržálková, E., Rychlý, M. Analýza půd I: jednotné pracovní postupy. - 4. vydání. Ústřední kontrolní a zkušební ústav zemědělský, Brno, 2016. ISBN: 978-80-7401-123-8.
Zoubková, L. Návody k laboratorním cvičením z pedologie. Univerzita J. E. Purkyně v Ústí n. Labem, Fakulta životního prostředí, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7414-842-2. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Eva Hyánková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to hydropedology, soil forming process 2. - 3. Soil forming factors and processes 4. Physical, mechanic and chemical properties of soils 5. Hydropedology - soil moisture and soil moisture measurements 6. Soil hydrostatics - adsorption, capillarity, swelling, soil water potential 7. History of irrigation, role and importance of irrigation, irrigation water demand, reasons of drought, plant and water, types of irrigatio, evapotranspiration, climatic irrigation 8. Sprinkle irrigation, irrigation facilities and machines 9. Irrigation systems layout 10. Micro-irrigation, water quality and treatment 11. Lawn irrigation (parks, sport turf) 12. Automated irrigation systems

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Eva Hyánková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Soil texture - sieve analysis 2. Bulk density and current moisture 3. The apparent density of soil particles 4. Casagrande's test 5. Andrian's test 6. Soil reaction, determination CaCO3, test 7. - 12. Project of field irrigation in South Moravia