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Irrigation
Terms related to the science of artificial application of water to the land or soil.
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Irrigation
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Syphon tube
Agriculture; Irrigation
Relatively short, light-weight, curved tube used to convey water over ditch banks to irrigate furrows or borders.
Seepage
Agriculture; Irrigation
A local term for subirrigation that depends on water table control to supply crop water needs from below the root zone.
