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Terminated in academic year 2017/2018

Melioration I

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 546-0734/03
Abbreviation M I
Course title Melioration I
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. Jitka Chromíková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. The emergence of soil weathering and pedogenic processes. The composition of the soil.
2. Physical properties půdy. Chemical soil composition.
4. Soil Hydrology. Soil types and soil types.
5. Grading and erosion characteristics according to officials. Grading and erosion characteristics by form and intensity.
6. Climate and hydrological factors. Morphological factor. Geological and soil factor. Vegetation factor.
7. Prediction of erosion processes - the universal soil loss equation (USLE).
8. Agricultural and Forestry erosion control measures. Technical anti-erosion measures.
9. The concept and the needs of irrigation, lack of moisture causes, assessment of drought. The role of water in the development of vegetation, water demand of plants (transpiration, evapotranspiration).
10. Effects and economic importance of irrigation, types of irrigation.
11. The need for irrigation water, the total amount of irrigation for supplemental irrigation, water demand for irrigation fertilizing, irrigation dose (duration, number and timing). Water losses, water resources for irrigation.
12. Sprinkler irrigation, irrigation soaking, heats irrigation. Irrigation drainage, waste water irrigation.
13. The causes of waterlogging, drainage purpose. Signs of waterlogged soils, the benefits of drainage.
14. Drainage ways. Major drainage facilities, protection from foreign waters. Buildings on the main drainage facilities
15. Examination of drainage overflow, the establishment of network of canals, drainage skeleton. Detailed drainage - drainage ditches. drainage. Construction of a detailed drainage.

Practise:
Erosion vulnerability assessment project area - the sloping analysis, assessment of the degree of erosion hazard areas, the predominant type erize assessment, design of erosion control measures in the area. Evaluation of drought, irrigation amount of calculations needed

Literature

Thomas D. S. G., Alison R. J.: Landscape sensitivity. Chichester: J. Wiley,
1993.
Kovář, P.: Natural recovery of human – made deposits in landscape. Praha:
Academia, 2004.
Štýs, S.: Recultivation. Most: MUS, 1997.

Advised literature

Spaccini, R., Piccolo A., Conte P., Haberhauer G., Gerzabek M. H.: Increased soil organic carbon sequestration through hydrophobic protection by humic substances. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Volume 34, Issue 12, December 2002, Pages 1839-1851.
Gzyl J.: Soil protection in Central and Eastern Europe Original Research Article
Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Volume 66, Issues 1-2, July 1999, Pages 333-337
Wang X., Li S., Sun Y., Meng X.: Application of visual simulation technology to a soil erosion protection project. Landscape and Urban Planning, Volume 84, Issue 1, 11 January 2008, Pages 52-61.
Hůla, J. et al.: Agrotechnical erosion measures. Praha: Research Institute for
Soil and Water Conservation, 2005.
Dvořák J., Novák L.: Soil conservation and silviculture. Amsterdam: Elsevier
1994.