Irrigation

Irrigation

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

Industry: Agriculture

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Pore space

Agriculture; Irrigation

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

Wash load

Agriculture; Irrigation

Suspended material of very small size (generally clay and colloids) originating primarily from erosion on the land slopes of the catchment area and present to a negligible degree in the river bed ...

Unconfined aquifers

Agriculture; Irrigation

An aquifer in which the groundwater table is free to rise and fall according to hydraulic gradients. Drainage, either natural or artificial, beneath the surface of the earth.

Water

Agriculture; Irrigation

The liquid form of the compound H 2 O that exists between ice (at temperatures below 0 degrees Centigrade or 32 degrees Fahrenheit) and vapour (at temperatures above 100 degrees Centigrade or 212 ...

A low pressure system where water is distributed through closed pipelines. Water is applied directly, or very near to the soil surface, either above or below the ground surface, in discrete drops, ...

Water hammer

Agriculture; Irrigation

When water velocity in a flowing pipeline changes abruptly the pressure will spike so high that it can cause entire pipelines to explode, implode, or otherwise break. Water doesn't compress, is ...

Undertree sprinkler method

Agriculture; Irrigation

Sprinkler method used in orchards with small sprayers with an outstretched jet in order not to wet the leaves and avoid the wind effect on the distribution of water. The sprayers can be permanent, ...