Irrigation is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help crops, landscape plants, and lawns. Irrigation helps to grow crops, maintain landscapes, and revegetate disturbed soils in dry areas and during times of below-average rainfall.
\nThere are several methods of irrigation that differ in how water is supplied to plants. Surface irrigation, also known as gravity irrigation, as it is the oldest form of irrigation and has been in use for thousands of years. In sprinkler irrigation, water is piped to one or more central locations with in the field and distributed by overhead high pressure through a piped network and applies it as a small discharge to each plant.
\nMicro irrigation is a system that distributes water under low pressure through a piped network applies it as a small discharge to each plant.
\nMicro irrigation uses less pressure and water flow than sprinkler irrigation.
\nDrip irrigation delivers water directly to the root zone of plants.
\nSub irrigation has been used in field crops in areas with high water tables for many years.
\nIt involves artificially raising the water table to moisten the soil below the root zone of plants.
\nIrrigation water can come from ground water from surface water or from non-conventional sources like treated wastewater, desalinated water, drainage water or fog collection.
\nIrrigation can be supplementary to rainfall, which is common in many parts of the world as rainfed agriculture,or it can be full irrigation, where crops rarely reply on any contribution from rainfall.
\nFull irrigation is less common only occurs in arid landscapes with very low rainfall or when crops are grown in semi arid areas outside of rainy seasons.
\nIrrigation methods:
\nSurface irrigation
\nMicro irrigation
\nDrip irrigation
\nSprinkler irrigation
\nFlood irrigation
\nCenter point
\nSub irrigation:
\nIt has been used for many years in field crops in areas with high water tables.
\nIt is a method of artificially raising the water table to allow the soil to be moistened from below the plants root zone.
\nSub irrigation is also used in commercial greenhouse production, usually for potted plants. Water is delivered from below, absorbed by upwards and the excess collected for recycling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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