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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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low-energy precision application (LEPA)
Agriculture; Irrigation
The use of drop tubes on a center pivot or lateral-move systems to apply water at low pressures very near or directly onto the soil surface. This increases efficiency and ...
management allowable depletion (MAD)
Agriculture; Irrigation
Also known as maximum allowable depletion, management allowable deficit, management allowable deficiency, allowable soil depletion or allowable soil water depletion. The portion ...
matric potential
Agriculture; Irrigation
The force (measured in units of negative pressure) that the soil exerts (pulls) on water.
maximum probable flood
Agriculture; Irrigation
Flood produced by the maximum probable precipitation and is often is computed using a rainfall-runoff relationship.
motor efficiency
Agriculture; Irrigation
Ratio of the power delivered to the pump by the motor to the input power supplied to the motor. A three phase electric motor is inherently more efficient, less expensive, and ...
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