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2. Irrigation - Wikipedia

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   Micro-irrigation, sometimes called localized irrigation, low volume irrigation, or trickle irrigation is a system where water is distributed under low pressure through a piped network, in a pre-determined pattern, and applied as a small discharge to each plant or adjacent to it. Traditional drip irrigation use individual emitters, subsurface ...

3. Center-pivot irrigation - Wikipedia

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   A satellite image of circular fields characteristic of center pivot irrigation, Kansas Farmland with circular pivot irrigation. Center-pivot irrigation (sometimes called central pivot irrigation), also called water-wheel and circle irrigation, is a method of crop irrigation in which equipment rotates around a pivot and crops are watered with sprinklers.

4. Irrigation management - Wikipedia

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   Irrigation is the artificial exploitation and distribution of water at project level aiming at application of water at field level to agricultural crops [1] in dry areas or in periods of scarce rainfall to assure or improve crop production. [2] This article discusses organizational forms and means of management of irrigation water at project level.

5. Drip irrigation - Wikipedia

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   Drip irrigation and spare drip irrigation tubes in banana farm at Chinawal, India Pot irrigation by on-line drippers Pressure compensated integral dripper on soilless medium without growing channels. The advantages of drip irrigation are: Fertilizer and nutrient loss is minimized due to a localized application and reduced leaching.

6. Aqueduct (water supply) - Wikipedia

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   Historically, agricultural societies have constructed aqueducts to irrigate crops. Archimedes invented the water screw to raise water for use in irrigation of croplands. Another use for aqueducts is to supply large cities with drinking water. They also help drought-prone areas with water supply. Some of the Roman aqueducts still supply water to ...

7. Deficit irrigation - Wikipedia

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   Deficit irrigation (DI) has been reviewed and defined as follows: Deficit irrigation is an optimization strategy in which irrigation is applied during drought-sensitive growth stages of a crop. Outside these periods, irrigation is limited or even unnecessary if rainfall provides a minimum supply of water.