Agriculture

Agriculture

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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farm delivery 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.

effective precipitation

Agriculture; Irrigation

Portion of the total precipitation that is stored in the soil profile for later use by the plants.

effective rainfall

Agriculture; Irrigation

The portion of a rainfall that infiltrates into the soil and is stored for plant use in the crop root zone. During a rainfall event, part of the rain will run off the surface of ...

emitter

Agriculture; Irrigation

Also known as a dripper. Used in drip irrigation to control the flow of water into the soil.

evaporation

Agriculture; Irrigation

Loss of water as vapor from the soil surface or wet leaves. Differs from transpiration in that the water does not pass through the plant leaves.

evapotranspiration (ET)

Agriculture; Irrigation

The depletion of water from the soil as a result of crop transpiration and evaporation from the soil surface upon which the crop is grown. Evapotranspiration is commonly referred ...