Irrigation

Irrigation

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

Industry: Agriculture

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rill irrigation

Agriculture; Irrigation

A method to apply water to row crops in small ditches or channels between the rows made by tillage implements.

furrows

Agriculture; Irrigation

Gravity is used as the driving force which pushes water down shallow, closely spaced ditches to spread water over a field surface. Fields are generally sloped and open at the bottom end, allowing ...

gated pipe

Agriculture; Irrigation

Portable pipe that is placed at the top of the field. It has small gates in the sides that are opened to allow water to flow into furrows.

gravitational water

Agriculture; Irrigation

Water that moves into, through, or out of a soil under the influence of gravity forces. Gravitational water drains rapidly from the soil and is not considered to be available for plant use. ...

hand move

Agriculture; Irrigation

Typically 30 to 40 foot sections of portable aluminum sprinkler pipe with a sprinkler in each section and that is moved manually. Labor requirements are higher than for all other agricultural ...

head

Agriculture; Irrigation

Another term that irrigation designers use for pressure. See conversions.

Works related to weirs, diversion dams, head regulators, upstream and downstream river training and their appurtenant structures required at intakes of main or principal canals to divert and control ...