drip irrigation

  • 1Drip irrigation — A dripper Drip irrigation, also known as trickle irrigation or microirrigation or localized irrigation , is an irrigation method which saves water and fertilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants, either onto the soil… …

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  • 2drip irrigation — a system of crop irrigation involving the controlled delivery of water directly to individual plants through a network of tubes or pipes. Also called trickle irrigation. [1970 75] * * * drip irrigation noun A system of irrigation in which water… …

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  • 3drip irrigation — a system of crop irrigation involving the controlled delivery of water directly to individual plants through a network of tubes or pipes. Also called trickle irrigation. [1970 75] * * * …

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  • 4drip irrigation — A system for irrigating crops by delivering water to the root zone through small, plastic pipes equipped with emitters. This technology conserves water and eliminates soil erosion from irrigation water runoff. Also called trickle irrigation …

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  • 5drip irrigation — /ˌdrɪp ɪrəˈgeɪʃən/ (say .drip iruh gayshuhn) noun the process of irrigating by allowing water to leak slowly from pipes …

  • 6drip irrigation — network of pipes which supply water close to the roots of each plant …

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  • 7Drip tape — is a type of thin walled dripperline used in drip irrigation. The first drip tape, a product known as Dew Hose , was developed in Watertown, New York, in the 1960s by Richard D. Chapin of Chapin Watermatics, USA. Drip tape is made of polyethylene …

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  • 8Irrigation sprinkler — Irrigation sprinklers are used on farms, golf courses, residential yards, and other places to water crops, lawns, gardens or other plants in the event of drought. They are also used for recreation or as a cooling system. Sprinkler types… …

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  • 9Drip — may refer to: Dripping liquid Intravenous drip, in health and medicine Murphy drip, in proctoclysis Drip gas, natural gas condensate Drip irrigation, in agriculture and gardening Drip painting, an art style of dripping paint across a canvas Drip… …

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  • 10Drip line — may refer to: Neutron drip line Proton drip line Tree drip line, the area defined by the outermost circumference of a tree canopy where water drips from and onto the ground Drip irrigation line, where the tubes and hoses are laid See also Drip… …

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