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Training Course on Irrigation Water Management and Scientific Writing
National Centre for Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer (NCARTT)
10-14 December, Amman, Jordan
Lecturer: Dr. Steve Evett, USDA-ARS,
Soil Scientist, Lead Scientist - Crop Water Use and
Irrigation Research Team


Topics

Irrigation Water Management
  • Definition
  • Goals
  • Methods


Irrigation Scheduling
  • Soil water based
    • Soil water potential
    • Soil water content
  • Climate based
    • The crop coefficient – reference ET paradigm
    • Older methods (Blaney-Criddle, Thornthwaite, etc.)
    • Penman-Monteith (ASAE, FAO-56, ASCE 2005)
    • Examples of use
    • Technology transfer methods



Crop water use and crop coefficient determination
  • Soil water balance
  • Soil water content determination
  • Weighing lysimetry
  • Examples
  • Technology transfer


Scientific Writing
  • Preparation of papers for journal publication
    • The research – reporting cycle
    • Components of a research report
      • Motivation
      • Literature review
      • Objectives
      • Materials and Methods
      • Results and Discussion
      • Summary
      • References
      • Tables and Figures


    • Preparation of research proposals
      • Internal proposals
      • Proposals for grant funding

Picture of the trainers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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