15-12-2012, 10:51 AM
i need topics relating to soil and water conservation
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seminar topics on soil and water conservation engineering
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i need topics relating to soil and water conservation
31-01-2016, 06:56 PM
My name is Alungbe Moses Ede ,a final year student of the department of soil science;i need a seminar topic on soil and water
02-02-2016, 02:09 PM
seminar topics on soil and water conservation engineering
Soil and Water Engineering
California’s primary agricultural land is in semiarid or starkly arid zones where precipitation is highly seasonal and often nil during the growing season. Therefore, nearly all food and feed crop production depends on irrigation. Approximately 10 million acres of land are presently irrigated in California. Although California is blessed with abundant precipitation during the winter months, it needs to be stored, then transported to target areas when needed. During the past two decades, however, water development in the state has essentially stopped. As the cumulative impact of formerly developed water resource projects on scenic values, river recreation, fisheries, and wildlife became apparent, the public’s attitude toward new dams became negative. Water application efficiency is therefore a prime consideration of irrigation system design since competition for the state’s water supply by domestic and industrial sectors has increased with population growth. Additionally, increases in energy prices over the past decade have added to the farmer’s irrigation costs whenever pumping is involved. Energy conservation is therefore, a second important consideration in irrigation system design. Another factor of concern is salt build up in the soils. In California, as in other arid regions of the world, salinity is a problem. Judicious application of water is critical for maintaining an acceptable salt concentration in the soil.
Efficient water use on the farm can minimize the quantity of water used and the energy used to pump it. Historically, California has relied heavily on surface application systems. Current research focuses on optimizing reservoir releases and aquifer withdrawals in canal delivery systems, optimizing delivery techniques, and stochastic modeling of temporally and spatially varying soil properties.
Pressurized irrigation includes sprinkle and micro systems. Use of microirrigation has rapidly pro-gressed in California since its introduction about 25 years ago. Over one and a half million acres are presently microirrigated. Student research on pressurized irrigation is oriented toward hardware development and system designs for both agriculture and urban landscapes.
Irrigation inherently affects the environment. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology is being developed to assess spatial variability and to provide for more efficient use of water and fertilizer. The entire system must be considered, from the water source to the irrigation return flows. Efficient irrigation results in little water loss and minimal drainage. The water used by the crop, through transpiration and evaporation, is nearly pure, so any minerals (salt) brought into the field by irrigation water
remain in the soil. Leaching of this salt by additional water is required to maintain soil productivity. Through the use of GIS, regional data can readily be transferred, analyzed, and displayed. Our current emphasis is in the correlation of GIS computer structures with regional irrigation/drainage hydrologic models. Our goal is to develop best management practices for integrating agricultural water use with environmental quality.
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Lateral move irrigation machines are very effective in applying water uniformly to a field. Tests have been conducted with various sprinkler hardware on the department’s machine for different wind scenarios.
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Furrow irrigation is commonly used on row crops in California. The goal of this project is to determine spatial and temporal variability of water infiltration and to develop guidelines for improving overall water application efficiency
Geographic information systems (GIS) are being developed to provide systematic approaches to water resource management. In one study, the spatially distributed water, salt, and selenium balances were calculated for the Panoche Water District. Water balance calculations revealed that groundwater is recharged in upslope, undrained regions and discharged as drainage and evaporation in downslope regions. The salt and selenium balances revealed that the geology of soil materials plays a large role in salt and selenium leaching and accumulation rates. Also, salt and selenium accumulation in some regions suggests that anticipated future restrictions on drain water volumes or selenium loads will have a detrimental impact on the region’s agricultural productivity. Costs associated with selenium load are indicated in the left figure, and the figure on the right relates cost associated with excess recharge to the water table
Since the early 1900’s, surface irrigation has remained the predominant application technique in California. The variability of water infiltration is monitored during basin irrigation trials. The goals of many of our studies are to develop procedures for making efficient use of our water resources
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Microirrigation is specially suited for applying reclaimed wastewater. The goal of this project, located at the campus wastewater treatment plant, is to develop disinfection criteria for the prevention of emitter clogging. Studies have been conducted with online emitters and also with drip tape
Research Topics
There are a wide variety of research topics available to graduate students in ABE. Our programs provide unique opportunities to expand your skills in engineering, management, and modeling of agricultural, biological, and natural ecosystems. Graduate students learn to bring a systems approach and precision technologies to water, nutrient, pesticide, and waste management in diverse agricultural and natural ecosystems, including space-based systems.
The following project areas are listed to provide the spectrum of current research activities in Agricultural & Biological Engineering. The research activity for a thesis or dissertation is selected by the student in consultation with his/her advisor. The research for a degree is not limited to the above areas.
Agricultural Operations Management
Agricultural Decision Support Systems
Agricultural Information Retrieval Systems
Agricultural Information Technologies
Agricultural Safety Issues, Innovations, and Technologies
Analysis of Citrus Harvest Operations
Analysis of Operator Stress in Machinery Operations
Bio-Security
Database Management Systems
Development of Software for Multi-Media Applications
Environmental Management for Agricultural Operations
Machine Performance Reliability of Individual Units and Systems
Optimization of Machinery Repair and Replacement
Technical Sales and Service Research
Agricultural Production Engineering
Adoption Trends and Attitudes Toward Precision Agriculture in Florida Citrus
Agricultural Robotics and Mechatronics
Agrochemical Application Technology
Alternate Machinery for Field Operations
Development of Pest Management Decision Models
Development of Sensors for Variable Rate Application of Pesticides
Farm Automation
Fruit and Vegetable Harvesting
Machinery Safety - Development and Testing of Safety Innovations for Agricultural Machinery
Machine System Design
Machine Vision/Image Processing
Modeling of Spray Deposition on Tree Canopies
Modeling Soil Compaction Effects on Sugarcane Growth & Yield
Population, Agriculture, and Environment
Precision Agriculture
Remote Sensing for Detection of Plant Stress
Remote Sensing in Precision Agriculture
Satellite Remote Sensing for Resource Assessment
Sensor Development Variable Rate Fertilizer Application (VRA/VRT)
Yield Mapping for Florida Agricultural Crops
Biological Engineering
Anaerobic Digestion of Biomass and Wastes
Analysis of Biomass Production Systems for Energy Use
Animal Waste Utilization and Treatment Systems
Biological Nutrient Treatment
Composting of Urban and Agricultural Wastes
Functional Genomics of Plants in Controlled Enviroments
Mathematical Modeling of Crop Growth and Yield
Methane Production from Biomass and Wastes
Microbial Transformations of Pollutants
Modeling and Analysis of Biological and Ecological Systems
Nanosensor development for monitoring biochemical processes
Production of Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass and Wastes
Land and Water Resources Engineering
Assimilation of Remotely Sensed and In-Situ Measurements to Improve Hydroecological Models
Assimilation of Remote Sensing and In-Situ Data into Crop Models for Estimation of Yield and Soil Carbon
Determination of 'Best Management Practice' Effectiveness
Evaluation of Alternative Sources of Water Supply
Evaluation of Soil-Water-Air-Plant Relationships
Evaluation of Water Use and Soil Carbon Sequestration Under Ridge Tillage in Mali
Integration of Hydrologic/Water Quality Models with GIS
Integration of Remote Sensing Models with Crop and Hydrologic Models
Integration of Satellite Data, GIS, and GPS in Water Resources Management
Linking Crop Growth and Water Quality Models
Microwave Remote Sensing for Soil Moisture Estimation
Modeling the Dynamics of Crop Water and Nutrient Use, Stress Development and Yield
Optimization of Agricultural Watershed Management Systems
Optimization of Irrigation Management Strategies Under Climate Change
Remote Sensing for Weed and Invasive Species Detection in Wetlands
Simulation of Water Quality using Hydrologic Models
Stochastic Modeling of Hydrologic Processes
Systems Design for Microirrigation
Waste Treatment by Crop Irrigation and Overland Flow
Soil and Water Engineering
California’s primary agricultural land is in semiarid or starkly arid zones where precipitation is highly seasonal and often nil during the growing season. Therefore, nearly all food and feed crop production depends on irrigation. Approximately 10 million acres of land are presently irrigated in California. Although California is blessed with abundant precipitation during the winter months, it needs to be stored, then transported to target areas when needed. During the past two decades, however, water development in the state has essentially stopped. As the cumulative impact of formerly developed water resource projects on scenic values, river recreation, fisheries, and wildlife became apparent, the public’s attitude toward new dams became negative. Water application efficiency is therefore a prime consideration of irrigation system design since competition for the state’s water supply by domestic and industrial sectors has increased with population growth. Additionally, increases in energy prices over the past decade have added to the farmer’s irrigation costs whenever pumping is involved. Energy conservation is therefore, a second important consideration in irrigation system design. Another factor of concern is salt build up in the soils. In California, as in other arid regions of the world, salinity is a problem. Judicious application of water is critical for maintaining an acceptable salt concentration in the soil.
Efficient water use on the farm can minimize the quantity of water used and the energy used to pump it. Historically, California has relied heavily on surface application systems. Current research focuses on optimizing reservoir releases and aquifer withdrawals in canal delivery systems, optimizing delivery techniques, and stochastic modeling of temporally and spatially varying soil properties.
Pressurized irrigation includes sprinkle and micro systems. Use of microirrigation has rapidly pro-gressed in California since its introduction about 25 years ago. Over one and a half million acres are presently microirrigated. Student research on pressurized irrigation is oriented toward hardware development and system designs for both agriculture and urban landscapes.
Irrigation inherently affects the environment. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology is being developed to assess spatial variability and to provide for more efficient use of water and fertilizer. The entire system must be considered, from the water source to the irrigation return flows. Efficient irrigation results in little water loss and minimal drainage. The water used by the crop, through transpiration and evaporation, is nearly pure, so any minerals (salt) brought into the field by irrigation water
remain in the soil. Leaching of this salt by additional water is required to maintain soil productivity. Through the use of GIS, regional data can readily be transferred, analyzed, and displayed. Our current emphasis is in the correlation of GIS computer structures with regional irrigation/drainage hydrologic models. Our goal is to develop best management practices for integrating agricultural water use with environmental quality.
pic3
Lateral move irrigation machines are very effective in applying water uniformly to a field. Tests have been conducted with various sprinkler hardware on the department’s machine for different wind scenarios.
picture76
Furrow irrigation is commonly used on row crops in California. The goal of this project is to determine spatial and temporal variability of water infiltration and to develop guidelines for improving overall water application efficiency
Geographic information systems (GIS) are being developed to provide systematic approaches to water resource management. In one study, the spatially distributed water, salt, and selenium balances were calculated for the Panoche Water District. Water balance calculations revealed that groundwater is recharged in upslope, undrained regions and discharged as drainage and evaporation in downslope regions. The salt and selenium balances revealed that the geology of soil materials plays a large role in salt and selenium leaching and accumulation rates. Also, salt and selenium accumulation in some regions suggests that anticipated future restrictions on drain water volumes or selenium loads will have a detrimental impact on the region’s agricultural productivity. Costs associated with selenium load are indicated in the left figure, and the figure on the right relates cost associated with excess recharge to the water table
Since the early 1900’s, surface irrigation has remained the predominant application technique in California. The variability of water infiltration is monitored during basin irrigation trials. The goals of many of our studies are to develop procedures for making efficient use of our water resources
pic2
Microirrigation is specially suited for applying reclaimed wastewater. The goal of this project, located at the campus wastewater treatment plant, is to develop disinfection criteria for the prevention of emitter clogging. Studies have been conducted with online emitters and also with drip tape
Research Topics
There are a wide variety of research topics available to graduate students in ABE. Our programs provide unique opportunities to expand your skills in engineering, management, and modeling of agricultural, biological, and natural ecosystems. Graduate students learn to bring a systems approach and precision technologies to water, nutrient, pesticide, and waste management in diverse agricultural and natural ecosystems, including space-based systems.
The following project areas are listed to provide the spectrum of current research activities in Agricultural & Biological Engineering. The research activity for a thesis or dissertation is selected by the student in consultation with his/her advisor. The research for a degree is not limited to the above areas.
Agricultural Operations Management
Agricultural Decision Support Systems
Agricultural Information Retrieval Systems
Agricultural Information Technologies
Agricultural Safety Issues, Innovations, and Technologies
Analysis of Citrus Harvest Operations
Analysis of Operator Stress in Machinery Operations
Bio-Security
Database Management Systems
Development of Software for Multi-Media Applications
Environmental Management for Agricultural Operations
Machine Performance Reliability of Individual Units and Systems
Optimization of Machinery Repair and Replacement
Technical Sales and Service Research
Agricultural Production Engineering
Adoption Trends and Attitudes Toward Precision Agriculture in Florida Citrus
Agricultural Robotics and Mechatronics
Agrochemical Application Technology
Alternate Machinery for Field Operations
Development of Pest Management Decision Models
Development of Sensors for Variable Rate Application of Pesticides
Farm Automation
Fruit and Vegetable Harvesting
Machinery Safety - Development and Testing of Safety Innovations for Agricultural Machinery
Machine System Design
Machine Vision/Image Processing
Modeling of Spray Deposition on Tree Canopies
Modeling Soil Compaction Effects on Sugarcane Growth & Yield
Population, Agriculture, and Environment
Precision Agriculture
Remote Sensing for Detection of Plant Stress
Remote Sensing in Precision Agriculture
Satellite Remote Sensing for Resource Assessment
Sensor Development Variable Rate Fertilizer Application (VRA/VRT)
Yield Mapping for Florida Agricultural Crops
Biological Engineering
Anaerobic Digestion of Biomass and Wastes
Analysis of Biomass Production Systems for Energy Use
Animal Waste Utilization and Treatment Systems
Biological Nutrient Treatment
Composting of Urban and Agricultural Wastes
Functional Genomics of Plants in Controlled Enviroments
Mathematical Modeling of Crop Growth and Yield
Methane Production from Biomass and Wastes
Microbial Transformations of Pollutants
Modeling and Analysis of Biological and Ecological Systems
Nanosensor development for monitoring biochemical processes
Production of Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass and Wastes
Land and Water Resources Engineering
Assimilation of Remotely Sensed and In-Situ Measurements to Improve Hydroecological Models
Assimilation of Remote Sensing and In-Situ Data into Crop Models for Estimation of Yield and Soil Carbon
Determination of 'Best Management Practice' Effectiveness
Evaluation of Alternative Sources of Water Supply
Evaluation of Soil-Water-Air-Plant Relationships
Evaluation of Water Use and Soil Carbon Sequestration Under Ridge Tillage in Mali
Integration of Hydrologic/Water Quality Models with GIS
Integration of Remote Sensing Models with Crop and Hydrologic Models
Integration of Satellite Data, GIS, and GPS in Water Resources Management
Linking Crop Growth and Water Quality Models
Microwave Remote Sensing for Soil Moisture Estimation
Modeling the Dynamics of Crop Water and Nutrient Use, Stress Development and Yield
Optimization of Agricultural Watershed Management Systems
Optimization of Irrigation Management Strategies Under Climate Change
Remote Sensing for Weed and Invasive Species Detection in Wetlands
Simulation of Water Quality using Hydrologic Models
Stochastic Modeling of Hydrologic Processes
Systems Design for Microirrigation
Waste Treatment by Crop Irrigation and Overland Flow
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