IIT Kharagpur crop production technology syllabus

Aquacultural Engineering and  Technology

Introduction to Aquaculture, Aquiculture, Mariculture, Pisciculture etc.

Morphological and anatomical features of the  commercially important finand shell-fishes. Techniques of induced breeding and hatchery

management. Different aquaculture techniques – carp culture,prawn culture,

pearl culture, cage & pen culture, raft/rope culture  etc. Applications of

aquaculture  – Water treatment  through aquaculture, Integrated

aquaculture, Aquaponics, Sea ranching  etc.Site selection for aquacultural

farms, microlevel  survey, types of ponds, design of dykes, tide-fed prawn

farm, pump-fed  farms. Pump selection for aquacultural farms, Aerators,

Feeders, Filters, Hatcheries.

Water Quality Management