Course Details

Agricultural Engineering course is conducted on below mentioned areas:

Characteristics

Nature and origin of soil

Soil forming rocks and minerals, their classification and composition

Soil forming processes

Classification of soils

 Soil taxonomy orders

 Important soil physical properties; and their importance

Soil particle distribution

 Soil inorganic colloids – their composition,

 Properties and origin of charge

 Ion exchange in soil and nutrient availability;

  Soil organic matter

 Its composition and decomposition, effect on soil fertility

 Soil reaction – acid, saline and sodic soils

 Quality or irrigation water

 Essential plants nutrients

 Functions and deficiency symptoms in plants

Important inorganic fertilizers and their reactions in soils

 Agronomy