virtually unchanged for thousands of years. Surface irrigation is often referred to as flood irrigation, implying that the water distribution is uncontrolled...
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how water is supplied to plants. Surface irrigation, also known as gravity irrigation, is the oldest form of irrigation and has been in use for thousands...
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is, a drip irrigation system can be more efficient than other types of irrigation systems, such as surface irrigation or sprinkler irrigation. As of 2023...
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Micro-irrigation, also called Micro-spray,localized, low-volume, low-flow, or trickle irrigation, is an irrigation method with lower water pressure and...
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Center-pivot irrigation (sometimes called central pivot irrigation), also called water-wheel and circle irrigation, is a method of crop irrigation in which...
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Tank irrigation, or reservoir irrigation, utilizes tanks and connected sluices and channels to direct water to the crops. This surface irrigation method...
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Groundwater (redirect from Sub-surface water)
unavoidable irrigation water losses percolating down into the underground by supplemental irrigation from wells run the risk of salination. Surface irrigation water...
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Flooding of the Nile (section Basin irrigation)
in turn was only possible with their innovation of surface irrigation, also called "basin irrigation", which finally gave rise to the form of Ancient Egyptian...
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Drip irrigation, slow watering of roots Lift irrigation, irrigation where water is lifted using pumps or other means Surface irrigation, irrigation where...
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Subsurface Textile Irrigation (SSTI) is a technology designed specifically for subsurface irrigation in all soil textures from desert sands to heavy clays...
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Greywater (redirect from Greywater irrigation)
with greywater. Most greywater use is by underground drip irrigation since surface irrigation is not permitted. There are three types of use in Arizona:...
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Alternate wetting and drying (category Irrigation)
It is a method of controlled and intermittent irrigation. A periodic drying and re-flooding irrigation scheduling approach is followed in which the fields...
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hay, and grain for beef and dairy production. Surface irrigation is Australia's most common irrigation method, with drip and center pivots also utilised...
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environmental impact of irrigation relates to the changes in quantity and quality of soil and water as a result of irrigation and the subsequent effects...
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district Irrigation environmental impacts Irrigation management Irrigation statistics Lift irrigation schemes Paddy field Qanat Surface irrigation Tidal...
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Foundation allowed for major improvements in the field's playing surface, irrigation, and security. A major renovation was completed in 2025 to improve...
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Ganges-Kobadak Irrigation Project (Bengali: গঙ্গা-কপোতাক্ষ সেচ প্রকল্প) or G-K Project (Bengali: জি-কে প্রকল্প) is a large surface irrigation system of Bangladesh...
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quality secondary effluent, which can be sterilized and used for surface irrigation. This allows much greater flexibility in the placement of the leach...
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Water resources (category Irrigation)
how water is supplied to plants. Surface irrigation, also known as gravity irrigation, is the oldest form of irrigation and has been in use for thousands...
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practice of irrigation has a long history in wine production. Archaeologists describe it as one of the oldest practices in viticulture, with irrigation canals...
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dispensing, multi-level school buildings, surface irrigation systems, travelling irrigator systems, radial irrigation gates, the use of digital terrain models...
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employing irrigation and drainage systems and controlling soil moisture to the needs of the species. Irrigation methods include surface irrigation, sprinkler...
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An irrigation sprinkler (also known as a water sprinkler or simply a sprinkler) is a device used to irrigate (water) agricultural crops, lawns, landscapes...
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This page shows statistical data on irrigation of agricultural lands worldwide. Irrigation is the artificial abstraction of water from a source followed...
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incoming surface water. This can consist of natural inundation or surface irrigation The outgoing water balance components from the surface reservoir...
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management and irrigation. Of the 62,000 square kilometres with irrigation facilities in Mexico, about 42,000 km2; (67%) are irrigated with surface water, and...
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of irrigation water at project (system) level. Scholars such as Julian H. Steward and Karl August Wittfogel have seen the management of irrigation as...
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widespread economic activity. Most is carried out through simple rainfed surface irrigation, with specific techniques varying by location.: 5 Taro is a historical...
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Agribusiness (section Irrigation)
how water is supplied to plants. Surface irrigation, also known as gravity irrigation, is the oldest form of irrigation and has been in use for thousands...
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challenges in the irrigation sector like increasing water stress, competing interests, deteriorating water quality, poor efficiency of irrigation, drainage systems...
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