Irrigation

Irrigation

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

Contributors in Irrigation

Irrigation

The amount of water in a crop root zone that can be easily extracted by the crop. RAW is the fraction of the difference between FC and PWP that crops can use such that no stress caused by a lack of ...

raingun sprinkler method

Agriculture; Irrigation

A sprinkler method using heavy discharge and long-range rotating sprinklers, requiring pressures higher than 5-7 bars and functioning in a fixed position. The raingun sprinkler method is widely used ...

root zone

Agriculture; Irrigation

The depth of soil profile occupied by the root system of the crop. The root zone is the portion of the soil profile that is generally considered to store water available for crop use. The depth of ...

salinity

Agriculture; Irrigation

Concentration of salts in irrigation water. High concentrations can limit the crops ability to take up and use the water in the soil.

seepage

Agriculture; Irrigation

A local term for subirrigation that depends on water table control to supply crop water needs from below the root zone.

sets per line

Agriculture; Irrigation

The number of times each line must be moved.

salinity control

Agriculture; Irrigation

Abatement or prevention of saltwater contamination of agricultural, industrial and municipal water supplies, or reducing alkaline salts and preventing deterioration of cultivable lands.