Irrigation

Irrigation

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

Industry: Agriculture

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Precipitation

Agriculture; Irrigation

For agricultural water purposes, the verb form of the term precipitation is the natural deposition on the earth's surface of water in the forms of rain, sleet, hail, snow, or mist (fog). In humid ...

Wilting point

Agriculture; Irrigation

Soil water content at which plants can no longer get water from the soil and will wilt and die. When soil water contents fall below this level, irreversible wilting and crop damage occurs. Soil ...

Polyvinyl chloride. plastic (PVC)

Agriculture; Irrigation

Polyvinyl chloride. plastic material is widely used in irrigation for pipe and fittings because it is light, inexpensive, easy to assemble, and can have a long useful life. It is typically buried.

Operation of a canal with volume control

Agriculture; Irrigation

Method of maintaining a canal water volume at situated state between two gates which takes into account inflows and withdrawals that change over time.

Pressure

Agriculture; Irrigation

The measurement of force within a system. This is the force that moves water through pipes, sprinklers and emitters. Static pressure is measured when no water is flowing and dynamic pressure is ...