Irrigation

Irrigation

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

Industry: Agriculture

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Design rooting depth

Agriculture; Irrigation

Soil depth from which the crop extracts most of the water needed for evapotranspiration.

Effective precipitation

Agriculture; Irrigation

Portion of the total precipitation that is stored in the soil profile for later use by the plants.

Ecological impact

Agriculture; Irrigation

The total impact of an environmental change as a result of an irrigation event on the ecology of the area.

Solid set

Agriculture; Irrigation

Refers to a stationary sprinkler system. Water-supply pipelines are generally fixed—usually below the soil surface—and sprinkler nozzles are elevated above the surface. In some cases, hand-move ...

Subirrigation

Agriculture; Irrigation

A water table control system that uses the raising of the water table to add water to the root zone. Water is introduced into parallel open ditches and flows under the root zone through the 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 ...

Sprinkler irrigation

Agriculture; Irrigation

Irrigation water is applied through a pressurised system. The pressure causes the water to flow out through the sprinkler nozzle and fly through the air and falls onto the soil surface. Commonly ...