TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I
4.0 Data availability probletn in agricultural Engineering designs in Nigeria - - - - - - - - I
1.1 Significance of the project - - - - - - - - - 6
1.2 Statement of objectives - - - - - - - - - - - 7
CHAPTER TWO: LITFfiTURE REVIEW - - -- - - - - - - - - 8
Analysis of 2ainfuli Data - - - - - - - - - - - 8
Frequency Analysis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Probability Analysis - - - - - - - - - - - - - I1
Water Requirement of Crops - - - - - - - - - - 14
Estimation of Water Requirements of Crops - - - 7 5
Emperical Methods of Jikapotranspiration
Determination - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
Estimation of Evapotranspiratian using the
Evaporation Index - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 79
Estimation of Drainage Requirements - - - - - - 20
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3.1 Data Collection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3.1 Location and Description of the Study Area - -
12 Types of hta - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -
3.2.1 Monthly, Annual Rainfall and hhaporation - - -
3.2.2 Rainfall Frequency Analysis - - - - - - - -.-
3,2.3 Rainfall and hkaporation Probability Analysis
3.2.4 Do termination of Minirnum Aocep-t;uble Length of Records-------------------
3.2.5 Prediction of Rainfall Deficito and Surpluses
3.2.6 Determination of Evapotranspiration and Crop
CHAPTEZ FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIOIYS
4.2.2 Frequency Analysis 7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
4.2.3 Probability Analysis - - - - - - - - - - - -
4.2.4 Prediction of Rainfall Deficits and Surplusee
4.2.5 Determination of hkapotran~p.iration and Crop
4,2.6 Determination of Drainage Coefficients - - - -
CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS - - - -
REFERENCES
APPEXlDICES
