General agriculture

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drainage water

Agriculture; General agriculture

Any water, usually precipitation or irrigation water, that enters, interacts with, and then leaves a landscape.

ballast water

Agriculture; General agriculture

Fresh or salt water taken in and released by ships to improve their stability. Organisms transported from one port to another may become invasive species (pests).

Excess water from a meteorological event which has limited interaction with the landscape and flows to surface water or to drainage systems. Stormwater causes an increase in stream flow above that of ...

plant available water

Agriculture; General agriculture

The portion of water in a soil that can be absorbed by plant roots, that is, water held at a tension of less than 1500 kPa in the soil.

surface water

Agriculture; General agriculture

All water naturally open to the atmosphere, such as rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, estruaries, impoundments, seas, etc.

bitter pit

Agriculture; General agriculture

Pits developing on apple fruits which result in a bitter tasting apple. The cause is due to a deficiency of calcium and/or an excess of potassium or magnesium within the apple fruit itself, and not ...