Optimisation of Water Use in Agriculture
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Optimisation of Water Use in Agriculture
Surface Irrigation
Surface irrigation is mainly divided in basin, border, and furrow systems. It is widely utilised and therefore a well-known system, which can be…
Manual Irrigation
Manual irrigation systems are very simple, but effective methods for making water available to crops. Manual irrigation systems are easy to handle…
Automatic Irrigation
An automated irrigation system refers to the operation of the system with no or just a minimum of manual intervention beside the surveillance. Almost…
Sprinkler Irrigation
Sprinkler irrigation is a method of providing rainfall-like irrigation to the crops. Water is distributed through a system of pipes usually by…
Drip Irrigation
Drip irrigation is a technique in which water flows through a filter into special drip pipes, with emitters located at different spacing. Water is…
Subsurface Drip Irrigation
Subsurface drip irrigation is a variation from conventional surface drip irrigation techniques. By minimising evaporation it uses water more…
Spate Irrigation
Spate irrigation is a crop irrigation technique consisting of diverting seasonal stormwater from valleys, rivers, riverbeds and gullies by gravity…