Irrigation

Irrigation

Terms related to the science of artificial application of water to the land or soil.

Industry: Agriculture

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osmotic potential

Agriculture; Irrigation

The equivalent force that a salinity differential can cause across a semi-permeable membrane (plant root).

permanent wilting point (PWP)

Agriculture; Irrigation

Soil water content at which plants can no longer get water from the soil and will wilt and die. When soil water contents fall below this level, irreversible wilting and crop damage occurs. Soil ...

wilting point

Agriculture; Irrigation

Soil water content at which plants can no longer get water from the soil and will wilt and die. When soil water contents fall below this level, irreversible wilting and crop damage occurs. Soil ...

plant available water

Agriculture; Irrigation

The available water located in the root zone. Calculated as the root zone depth multiplied by the available water capacity.

polyvinyl chloride. plastic (PVC)

Agriculture; Irrigation

Polyvinyl chloride. plastic material is widely used in irrigation for pipe and fittings because it is light, inexpensive, easy to assemble, and can have a long useful life. It is typically buried.

pore space

Agriculture; Irrigation

Empty space between soil particles that is normally filled with either air and/or water.

precipitation

Agriculture; Irrigation

For agricultural water purposes, the verb form of the term precipitation is the natural deposition on the earth's surface of water in the forms of rain, sleet, hail, snow, or mist (fog). In humid ...