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Irrigation

Irrigation in agriculture is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,000 years and has been developed by many cultures worldwide. Irrigation helps to grow crops, maintain landscapes, and revegetate disturbed soils in dry areas…

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Water sources

Irrigation methods

Garden irrigation

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Irrigation

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Triples224
Avg. degree1.99
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Irrigation

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related to history · 39
Irrigation → Additionally, Algeria, American, Angola, Archaeological, BCE, Britain, By, Central Asia, China, Choga Mami, Countries, Egypt, European, French, Germans, Girnar, Governments, In, India
has impact · 17
Irrigation → Additionally, Governments, Great Plains, In, India, Negative, North China Plain, Overdrafting, Pakistan, Pests, Projects, Punjab, Salinization, Some, The, This, US
related to Technical challenges · 17
Irrigation → Australia, Chlorination, Clogging, Complications, Deep, Drainage, For, Ground, Louisiana, Macro-irrigation, New Orleans, Overirrigation, Such, This, Underirrigation, UV, When
related to overview · 16
Irrigation → Africa, All, America, Americas, Asia, By, China, Europe, European, In, India, National, Oceania, The, United Kingdom, United States
related to Garden irrigation · 13
Irrigation → Australian, DIY, Domestic, Hoile, Holman Industries, Hugall, In, In Australia, Perth, Robert Hugall, The, Wally Edwards, Western Australia
related to Sprinkler irrigation · 12
Irrigation → As, Automatically, Guns, Higher-pressure, In, L/s, Most, Rotors, Sprinklers, This, US, When
related to Gallery · 11
Irrigation → IndiaIrrigation, Montour County, New York, Pennsylvania, Plainville, Sigiriya, Sri LankaMicro-sprinkler, Tamil Nadu, The, United StatesIrrigation, USAWater
related to Surface irrigation · 11
Irrigation → Arizona, Hence, Historically, In, It, Phoenix, Surface, The, This, Water, Where
related to Extent · 10
Irrigation → America, Americas, Asia, China, Europe, In, India, On, The, United States
related to Efficiency · 7
Irrigation → Crop, Field, Field Water Efficiency, Modern, Water, Water Applied, Water Transpired

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Irrigationis asystem that distributes water under low pressure through a piped network and applies it as a small discharge to each plant0.90text
Irrigationis aform of sprinkler irrigation utilising several segments of pipe0.90text
bacteriainstance ofor allowing fecal sludge used in farming to dry before being used as a human manure.Drawbacks or risks often mentioned include the content of potentially harmful substances0.80text
heavy metalsinstance ofor allowing fecal sludge used in farming to dry before being used as a human manure.Drawbacks or risks often mentioned include the content of potentially harmful substances0.80text
or organic pollutantsinstance ofor allowing fecal sludge used in farming to dry before being used as a human manure.Drawbacks or risks often mentioned include the content of potentially harmful substances0.80text
dust suppressioninstance ofbut also for industrial applications0.80text
logging.Sprinklers can also be mounted on moving platforms connected to the water source by a hoseinstance ofbut also for industrial applications0.80text
small farmsinstance ofAutomatically moving wheeled systems known as traveling sprinklers may irrigate areas0.80text
sports fieldsinstance ofAutomatically moving wheeled systems known as traveling sprinklers may irrigate areas0.80text
parksinstance ofAutomatically moving wheeled systems known as traveling sprinklers may irrigate areas0.80text
pasturesinstance ofAutomatically moving wheeled systems known as traveling sprinklers may irrigate areas0.80text
and cemeteries unattendedinstance ofAutomatically moving wheeled systems known as traveling sprinklers may irrigate areas0.80text

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