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The practice of cultivating soil, crops, and livestock and the preparation or marketing of those products.The practice of cultivating soil, crops, and livestock and the preparation or marketing of those products.

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drip irrigation
Agriculture; Irrigation

Also known as trickle or micro-irrigation. Water is applied at very low flow rates (drip) through emitters directly to the soil. Emitter flow rates are generally less than 3 ...

delivery structures
Agriculture; Irrigation

All the structures (canals or pipes and their appurtenant works, such as intakes, distributors, drops and discharge structures) which ensure delivery of water to the irrigators of ...

economic value of unit of irrigation water
Agriculture; Irrigation

The value of a crop raised by a unit of irrigation water if run continuously throughout the life of the crop.

effective rooting depth
Agriculture; Irrigation

Soil depth from which the crop extracts most of the water needed for evapotranspiration.

design rooting depth
Agriculture; Irrigation

Soil depth from which the crop extracts most of the water needed for evapotranspiration.

ecological impact
Agriculture; Irrigation

The total impact of an environmental change as a result of an irrigation event on the ecology of the area.

farm irrigation efficiency
Agriculture; Irrigation

The ratio or percentage of the irrigation water consumed by crops of an irrigated farm to the water diverted from the source of supply, measured at the farm head-gate.

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