Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

  1. Soil-Water-Plant Fundamentals
    1. Soil Physical Properties
      1. Soil Texture Analysis
        1. Particle Size Distribution
          1. Textural Classes
            1. Textural Triangle
            2. Soil Structure Characteristics
              1. Aggregate Formation
                1. Structural Types
                  1. Structure Stability
                  2. Porosity and Density
                    1. Total Porosity
                      1. Pore Size Distribution
                        1. Bulk Density Measurement
                          1. Particle Density
                          2. Soil Compaction
                            1. Compaction Mechanisms
                              1. Effects on Water Movement
                                1. Prevention and Remediation
                              2. Soil Water Relationships
                                1. Water Retention Characteristics
                                  1. Soil Water Characteristic Curves
                                    1. Hysteresis Effects
                                      1. Measurement Methods
                                      2. Soil Water Potential
                                        1. Matric Potential
                                          1. Osmotic Potential
                                            1. Gravitational Potential
                                              1. Total Water Potential
                                              2. Moisture Constants
                                                1. Saturation Point
                                                  1. Field Capacity
                                                    1. Permanent Wilting Point
                                                      1. Available Water Capacity
                                                    2. Water Movement in Soils
                                                      1. Infiltration Processes
                                                        1. Infiltration Rate
                                                          1. Cumulative Infiltration
                                                            1. Factors Affecting Infiltration
                                                            2. Saturated Flow
                                                              1. Darcy's Law Applications
                                                                1. Hydraulic Conductivity
                                                                  1. Permeability Coefficients
                                                                  2. Unsaturated Flow
                                                                    1. Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity
                                                                      1. Moisture Content Relationships
                                                                        1. Flow Equations
                                                                        2. Capillary Phenomena
                                                                          1. Capillary Rise
                                                                            1. Capillary Fringe
                                                                              1. Surface Tension Effects
                                                                            2. Plant Water Relations
                                                                              1. Water Uptake Mechanisms
                                                                                1. Root Water Absorption
                                                                                  1. Root Zone Characteristics
                                                                                    1. Water Transport in Plants
                                                                                    2. Transpiration Processes
                                                                                      1. Stomatal Control
                                                                                        1. Environmental Factors
                                                                                          1. Transpiration Rates
                                                                                          2. Evapotranspiration Concepts
                                                                                            1. Potential Evapotranspiration
                                                                                              1. Actual Evapotranspiration
                                                                                                1. Crop Coefficients
                                                                                                2. Water Stress Effects
                                                                                                  1. Stress Indicators
                                                                                                    1. Growth Responses
                                                                                                      1. Yield Impacts

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