Irrigation

Irrigation

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

Industry: Agriculture

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seasonal irrigation

Agriculture; Irrigation

An irrigation is called seasonal when the lands of the area are irrigated only during a part of the year, called watering season.

sediment yield

Agriculture; Irrigation

The total sediment outflow from a watershed or past a given location in a specified period of time. It includes bedload as well as suspended load including dissolved solids. Usually expressed as ...

siphon tube

Agriculture; Irrigation

Relatively short, light-weight, curved tube used to convey water over ditch banks to irrigate furrows or borders.

soil moisture deficit

Agriculture; Irrigation

Also known as soil moisture depletion. The difference between field capacity and the actual soil water content in the root zone.

soil water content (SWC)

Agriculture; Irrigation

The volume of water present in a unit volume of soil.

The amount of water that is depleted by a crop between irrigations that needs to be replenished during the forthcoming irrigation. SWD corresponds to the difference between field capacity (FC) and ...

solenoid valve

Agriculture; Irrigation

An automatic valve operating under low voltage (24V AC) which may be remotely located in the landscape and controlled via a signal cable from the central controller (timer).