Posts Tagged irrigation systems
September 17, 2009 at 9:29 am · Filed under Greenhouse, irrigation systems, Orchard, Useful Methods, Vegetative Production ·Tagged article summary, Drip irrigation, Greenhouse, greenhouse irrigation, hose pipe, hoses, interval, irrigation sprinklers, irrigation systems, known fact, natural water sources, night time, prime importance, proper water, sensors, soil moisture, special instruments, uniform manner, water cans, water plants, water requirements
It’s a well a known fact that plants require sufficient amount of water to survive. With no chances of obtaining natural water sources for the plants placed in greenhouse, there is a great need to develop an artificial greenhouse irrigation to fulfill the water requirements of plants.
Why greenhouse irrigation?
Watering the plants using the water cans will solve a part of this problem but the efficiency of this method will be very less and also there is a great amount of hand work that is required to water plants. This method will only let the user to water plants only to a certain extent and the entire plant region cannot be covered using this method. There is also other option of using hose pipe to water the plants, but it will not be possible to water the targeted region. Hence there is a great demand for greenhouse irrigation that will greatly water all the areas in a uniform manner
Nowadays, it has become possible to water all the parts of the greenhouse in an automated manner using irrigation systems such as drip irrigation, sprinklers, misters and seep hoses. The watering operation can be operated by using parts such as controllers and sensors.
Automatic greenhouse irrigation
There are water timers that will be very significant in watering the plants in regular interval of time all through the day. There are many advantages that are associated with this system since it will let you to irrigate the greenhouse even during night time without your actual presence. This can also be of great importance in watering the plants when you go out from your home for a period of time.
There are also special instruments that will measure soil moisture and will water plants according to specific needs of plants, hence maintaining proper water requirements in the best possible manner.
Article Summary: Greenhouse irrigation is an essential part that should be given prime importance since these are the only source that provides water to the plant and prevent drying up of soil. There are many technologically advanced methods that will be providing many good solutions for water requirements of plan. There are also methods to automate this greenhouse irrigation process to maintain proper watering of plants.
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September 16, 2009 at 3:30 pm · Filed under irrigation systems ·Tagged agricultural fields, banks, best food, boats, crops, dujiangyan irrigation system, excess water, fishing, hunting, irrigation systems, many different ways, military persons, ood, rainy season, rainy seasons, rocky terrain, source of water, stuffs, transportation purpose, vegetables
Food is the basic need for the human race to survive in this plant. These can be obtained from many different ways. For example hunting and fishing are some ways to gather food for the survival. But the best food of all is the crops and vegetables as they contain lot of good stuffs and that too in adequate amount for healthy life. But for growing these, a man should take proper care of them such as to provide good place to culture on and mainly good irrigation system. The irrigation in the early period was very difficult as they had to cut down many trees on their way and to provide path amongst the rocky terrain. So many irrigation systems were just a few feet wide which could irrigate only some acres of land. This was not sufficient to irrigate a huge area of about hundreds of acres of agricultural fields. This was the time during which the Dujiangyan irrigation system can into picture.
Dujiangyan irrigation system
This irrigation system was designed and implemented first in the china in the middle of 200 B.C. This is one of the oldest irrigation systems and this is still in function these days. They are the major source of water for many fields in china. They are placed in the min river in china. This irrigation system has a major function to regulate the flow of water. That is, during the rainy season they need to store the water so that they can manage the next summer season. This river was selected first as fields which are situated in the banks were flooded often in a single year. So the best method to stop this is by building an irrigation system in its banks.
Secondary function of the irrigation system
The irrigation system’s secondary function was to divert the flow of excess water during the rainy seasons which caused flooding of the agricultural fields. These were also used for transportation purpose. Some military persons or vessels travel through this irrigation system only. This is because this is the cheapest way to move on as they need work to row the boats as they will move downstream along with the river. By implementing these irrigation systems, the Chinese were also able to solve the problem over water between the neighboring agricultural field owners.
Article Summary: The best irrigation system that the world has ever seen is the Dujiangyan irrigation system which is still functioning in proper order. As they were made of natural materials like wood and bamboo stick they still stay intact to serve their function.
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September 16, 2009 at 3:01 pm · Filed under irrigation systems ·Tagged drip system, ground cover, household, irrigation leak, irrigation system leak, irrigation systems, leak, leak detection, leaks, measures, micro irrigation system, proper manner, sensors, sprinkler system, water leak, water pipes, Water supply
It is very common to see an irrigation system leak in a home. Hence it is greatly necessary to select repair measures that will be providing good level of defense for this kind of the problem. There are many chances of irrigation leaks that might happen either in aboveground condition or else in the belowground condition. If the leak occurs in the aboveground system, then there are chances that the leak might happen in drip system or the micro irrigation systems. Hence it should be the responsibility of all people to check for potential irrigation leakage spots in the pipe and fix the problem as soon as possible. There is a chance of saving thousands of gallons of water every year per household if the water leak is detected and corrected in a proper manner.
Types of leak irrigation detection
There are mainly two types of checking for irrigation system leak namely the active leak system and also the passive leak systems. In the passive irrigation system leak, there will be number of sensors that will indicate the leak spots and you need to carry out appropriate actions to stop the leakage. In the active irrigation system leak detection, the sensors will detect leak spots and also action will be taken to repair the leak spots to prevent any further leakage of the irrigation system.
Tips to find leakages above ground
Be aware that if the leakage occurs in aboveground conditions, then chances are great that they might be occurring in drip or micro irrigation systems. Remove all the ground cover that surrounds the surface of water pipes. You can also turn on the water supply and search for any spraying or leaks that occur. By doing the above steps it will be greatly possible to remove any aboveground irrigation leaks.
Tips to find leakages below ground
The above ground leakages will most commonly occur in regions of the micro irrigation system and also the high pressure sprinkler system. By capping all the under ground, it is possible to reduce the chances of leakage. Do not dig the ground in search of leakages as far as possible and try to unearth the system to a maximum level.
Article Summary: Irrigation system leak is a common problem which most of the individual face in day to day life. Thus there should be great level of importance that should be given to prevent any leaks in irrigation systems to large amount of water. There are many devices that are available to detect irrigation leak spots and also to undertake repair actions. It is also possible to identify leak spots manually.
Resource Box Info: This article discusses about various techniques and methods that are available to prevent irrigation system leaks and also gives essential tips to identify leak spots. If you want to have more information about irrigation system leak, fell free to visit http://agricultureguide.org/agriculture/irrigation/ .
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September 16, 2009 at 2:48 pm · Filed under irrigation systems ·Tagged atmosphere, carbon dioxide, crop cultivation, crops, Drip irrigation, essential nutrients, farmers, Fertilizers, glucose, granules, gravity, gravity irrigation, hilly terrains, innovative thinking, irrigation system, irrigation systems, irrigation water, plants, productivity, roots, soil erosion, starch
Importance of irrigation for farmers
Water to crops is equally necessary compare to the food for humans. Crops convert the water and the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for converting into the glucose which is available in the form of seed and granules in the crops. Hence if we need to have a good crop cultivation then it is very important that you provide a good irrigation system to the fields so that the crops get enough amount of water to convert them to starch and glucose. A good irrigation system provides water to all the plants in the fields. The best irrigation system should distribute equal amount of water to all the crops. No crop should get les amount and no crop should get more amount of water. As if a crop is provided with more amount of water then they many lead to soil erosion and the crop may not have nutrients in the soil to grow, thus limiting the productivity of the field.
Some methods of irrigation by farmers
Water is distributed by either using power or just simply by means of gravity. The water is distributed by gravity automatically thus requiring no external power. This type of method is mainly used in hilly terrains where the terrain is inclined in nature thus giving way for automatic powerless irrigation. Some other innovative thinking has lead to another type of irrigation called as the drip irrigation in which water is injected directly into the root part of the plant so that they can absorb the water in very less time and hence can produce the crops in a very fast manner. This can also be added with the injection of water and fertilizers and other essential nutrients into the roots of the plants directly as if the fertilizers are sprayed in the soil then there is very less chance for the plants to absorb the fertilizers.
Disadvantages in irrigation system for farmers
Gravity cannot be used in very inclined regions as they can cause large amount of soil erosion that too in a particular piece of land. Also it will be difficult to cultivate crops and harvest them in inclined placed. They might cause fatigue to the farmers who harvest them. The disadvantage in the drip irrigation system is that the initial cost becomes too high that it can not be implemented by poor farmers. This can also be implemented only over a large piece of agricultural land.
Article Summary: Although there are many techniques which are used to cultivate crops in large quantities, the demand is still high than the produced goods. The farmers are developing more and more irrigation systems to cope up with the increase in the demand for the food supplies and the crop cultivation.
Resource Box Info: This article describes various irrigation process followed by the farmers in a place where the annual rainfall is usually less compared to other place in the country. You can visit the following site to get more information about the irrigation systems of the farmers http://agricultureguide.org/agriculture/irrigation/ .
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September 16, 2009 at 2:36 pm · Filed under irrigation systems ·Tagged atomizing, center pivot, center pivot sprinkler, circular area, computer system, crop field, crops, Fertilizers, irrigation system, irrigation systems, lack of water, latest trends, maldistribution, malnutrition, nozzle, shape center, shape of a rectangle, sprinklers, sprinkling, temperature sensors, timer, Water supply
Unmanned irrigation Systems
Center pivot sprinkler are the latest trends that has developed in the irrigation system in a very great manner. These irrigation systems are operated without a man. These center pivot sprinkler are the systems which work based on the timer that is pre loaded in its circuit which helps it to sprinkle daily at a particular time in the day and in the evening. This ensures that no crop gets dried because of the lack of water supply to them. This also maintains the productivity of the crops in a field. This type of irrigation systems are used in fields which are basically round in shape.
Center Pivot Sprinkler
In this type of irrigation system the sprinklers spray the water from a huge nozzle that is mounted on a center pivot through which a pipe runs through. This pipe carries water through it. Some fields also add some fertilizers which are water soluble and they are sprayed in the fields directly. There are many advantages in this type of irrigation system. Some of the systems also use the moisture and temperature sensors of the environment and in the sand. By sensing these parameters the computer system embedded in the irrigation system could come to know when and where to irrigate, thus controlling the parameters and the health of the crop that is produced in the field.
Disadvantages of Center Pivot Sprinkler
Any system in the world will have both advantages and the disadvantages in it. This holds good for center pivot sprinkler also. Some of the disadvantages of the sprinkler are that this is not suitable to irrigate a large field which is in a shape of a rectangle or a square. This is because the sprinkling takes place in a circular area only. Hence if you have a square field then the corners of the field will not be sprinkled thus causing malnutrition and maldistribution. And another disadvantage in this system is that some of the water and the fertilizers that are sprayed after atomizing are sometimes carried away by the wind if the crop field is situated in a windy region. These may again lead to improper distribution of the water and the fertilizers to the crops. Also there are more chances of these atomized particles to evaporate into the atmosphere hence loss of water directly and fertilizers in a very large amount.
Article Summary: The circular shape of the irrigation system can also lead to less cultivable area and the maintenance cost for this type of irrigation system is also very high compared to the conventional type of irrigation system.
Resource Box Info: One can visit the following website to get the cost of the equipment of the centre pivot sprinkler http://www.agricultureguide.org/.
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September 6, 2009 at 6:16 am · Filed under Drip irrigation, hazelnut, irrigation systems, Orange / Citrus, Orchard, Useful Methods ·Tagged 4 months, agricultural practices, citrus fruits, climatic conditions, cultivators, Drip irrigation, fruit trees, fruit tress, furrow irrigation, hazelnuts, hilly regions, hybrid crops, irrigation systems, massive supply, oranges, orchards, sprinklers, tree crop, tree crops, type of nuts
Agriculture field has envisaged several progresses in recent years. One can validate those progresses from the output of cultivable land in some part of world. In countries like Australia, due to hot climate it is possible to raise certain type of nuts. Hazelnuts can be cultivated in these regions. Some of fruit tress can be cultivated in European countries. Fruit trees such as apples can be cultivated in hilly regions. Though the climatic conditions and product after cultivation differs, the common thing that binds all crops is irrigation. The irrigation fruit trees are considered to be challenging task for cultivators. Since different tree crop require different watering amount, it complicates the issue of irrigation. But irrigation of fruit tress can be done by certain qualified methods.
Fruit trees cultivation
Fruit trees can be cultivated in different landscapes. The agricultural practices have shown that fruit trees cultivation involve large amount of time to make the crop earn fruits in large number. Based on the techniques employed in science and technology, one can develop hybrid crops that fruits in short interval of time. Also one can be sure about the type of irrigation that is to be employed based on the type of crop cultivated. Generally cultivation of fruits such as oranges and other citrus fruits are done in places where cool atmosphere is maintained through some 3 or 4 months in a year.
How to irrigate fruit trees
Generally fruits are cultivated in orchards. These orchards are generally irrigated by drip irrigation and sprinklers that tend to provide massive supply of water with better range in short duration of time. Fruit trees can be irrigated based on the shape and size of the land that is used for cultivation. Some of major irrigation systems employed for cultivation involve furrow irrigation. The furrow irrigation can be employed to facilitate increased supply of the water to tree crops that are placed along the channels. Also some fruit trees require only optimum range of moisture content to be maintained upon. Hence drip irrigation can be employed.
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Irrigation of fruit trees is generally dependent on the water productivity that can be achieved through the crops. The water productivity of different crop varies. Accordingly type of irrigation employed can differ from furrow irrigation to sprinkler irrigation. Based on water supplies available in a particular location, cultivation of fruit tree can be instituted. In difficult terrains, channels are made to irrigate fruit crops.
Resource Box Info: One can acquire useful information about irrigation fruit trees from this article. To obtain sufficient information regarding the topic, one can run down pages at website http://www.agricultureguide.org/. Also one can vital information regarding special irrigation systems employed in modern day agriculture.
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September 6, 2009 at 6:12 am · Filed under Articles ·Tagged conventional irrigation, cultivators, durability, duration, flexibility, irrigation sprinkler, irrigation system, irrigation systems, mechanical linkages, nozzles, poor water, pop up sprinkler, precision machining, rotor type sprinklers, sprinkler head, sprinkling, tripod, water productivity, Water supply
Advancements in the field of manufacturing have brought in special devices that can replace conventional irrigation systems. Conventional irrigation involves wastage of water with poor water productivity exhibited. Also these irrigation systems have limited range that can be achieved. Also flexibility in conventional irrigation systems is totally absent. All these have paved way for entry of new type of irrigation system named sprinkler head irrigation systems.
An overview of irrigation sprinkler heads
Sprinkler heads are component of irrigation systems that tend to irrigate land by sprinkling action. This sprinkling action is achieved by powering water through small nozzles. The irrigation obtained through sprinkler heads is flexible. It can have better reach compared to other irrigation system. Precision machining has also improved the durability of sprinkler heads appreciably making it useful for sufficient duration of time.
Types of sprinkler heads
There are several types of sprinkler heads that are employed to different types of application. The selection of a specific sprinkler head is dependent on the dimensions of the cultivable land.
Tripod type of sprinklers is present with stand that facilitates the use of sprinklers to be positioned at particular direction. The direction can also be varied by actuating controls of tripod. Mechanical linkages are present to move them manually. The hose or tubing can be attached to the sprinkler head at specific location.
Pop up type sprinklers is popular among all the cultivators present all over the world. The water is sprayed to longer distance at particular pressure. Thus longer reach can be achieved. Different types of nozzles are available to cater all the range of land. These are placed on the surface of ground and water supply can be connected to them with suitable hose.
Rotor type sprinkler heads are available in commercial market. These rotor sprinklers are used to irrigate all around the land. The reach can be talked based on the angle covered by the heads. Certain designs can have longer reach as well as better angular cover all around the land.
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Sprinkler head irrigation systems can be utilized to irrigate large range of cultivable land. The design of sprinkler heads differs based on the application of irrigation system to particular land. There are different types of sprinkler heads that are employed in regular agricultural practice namely rotor type sprinklers and pop up spray sprinklers.
Resource Box Info: This page discusses about usefulness of sprinkler heads in agriculture practice. Irrigation using sprinkler heads are discussed briefly here. One can visit http://www.agricultureguide.org/ to obtain some more information regarding the topic. Also details about other irrigation systems can also be acquired from the website.
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September 6, 2009 at 6:09 am · Filed under irrigation systems ·Tagged agricultural practice, agricultural practices, center pivot irrigation, circular patterns, construction details, different kinds, hectares, hydraulic actuators, irrigation method, irrigation practices, irrigation system, irrigation systems, irrigation techniques, maintenance cost, researches, salient features, science and technology, sophistication, terrains, water source
Agriculture practices have diversified simultaneously with the progress in the field of science and technology. Newer ways in agricultural practices are developed by the researches that are conducted based on the people’s requirement placed before the scientific fraternity. General exploration of land has brought in special type of terrains to be cultivated. These unique terrains require different kinds of irrigation technique to be employed. Also based on varied irrigation practices, the crops can be cultivated in small production or large-scale production. Irrigation techniques differ based on the type of land that is to be cultivated with prominent environment conditions. Based on the amount of water source present and sophistication infused by advancements, one can use numerous special irrigation systems. Of them, center pivot irrigation system is also popular among all countries in the world.
What is center pivot irrigation?
Center pivot irrigation includes unique machine that transports water in circular patterns in order to cover up all the field area. The area of filed covered by center pivot irrigation is largely dependent on the length of machine employed. Also it can be utilized to cover up several hectares of land to be irrigated within short interval of time. Some of salient features of center pivot irrigation can be discussed with some brief note over the construction of the center pivot irrigation machine. The irrigation machine tends to provide proper supply of water throughout the field. The construction details show that hydraulic actuators that are present initiate the movement of the machine. The tubing used for the manufacture of machine can be aluminum.
Pros and cons of center pivot irrigation
There are several advantages and disadvantages associated with the development of center pivot irrigation method in regular agricultural practice. One can witness high initial cost to be spent by the farmer. Also the maintenance cost of the machine could be cashing for the farmers. This can be compensated with the large-scale production of crops. The main advantage of the center pivot irrigation system is that it can be used to irrigate long distance with only limitation that surface topography should be flat.
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Center pivot irrigation is unique irrigation methodology employed to irrigate crops in circles. The land is covered by circular pattern irrigation obtained by transferring pivot machine that supplies water through rotary motion. This kind of irrigation is also termed as overhead type sprinkler irrigation. The area that is irrigated is dependent on the total reach of segments of tubing available over the machine.
Resource Box Info: This page provides information regarding the use of center pivot irrigation system in regular irrigation practice. Also some practical knowledge about application of this irrigation system has been discussed. For some details about this topic one can read through pages at http://www.agricultureguide.org/.
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September 5, 2009 at 10:59 am · Filed under irrigation systems ·Tagged clay soils, contours, conveyance, cultivation methods, evelopments, excess water, furrow irrigation, furrows, growth phase, hindrances, infiltration, inflow rate, irrigation systems, land surface, maximum output, parallel channels, rainy days, sand type, steep topography, surface slopes
Developments in the field of agriculture have brought in tremendous changes in the irrigation systems. Also people are interested in adopting special ways to cater to all the irrigation needs of crops. Irrigation plays a major role in development of crops. The quality of crops can be influenced upon by the amount of watering that is obtained. The field generally has widened area over which irrigation seems to have certain practical obstacles. These practical hindrances can be overcome by adopting furrow irrigation. This is type of irrigation largely depends on the overall topography of the land.
Furrow irrigation
Furrow irrigation is a unique variety of irrigation that is employed at varying contours of field. Parallel channels that are dug divide the field. The channels are utilized to mobilize the water that is sent from one end of furrow. Also one can be sure about the application of furrow irrigation in specific cultivation methods. For tree irrigation one can adopt furrow. Furrows can be dug in different manner. Based on the furrows plan, one can plant crops so as to get maximum output. Certain crops such as maize require constant supply of water through its growth phase. This is greatly satisfied by furrow irrigation technique.
Requirement of furrow irrigation
There are certain implied requirements that are to be fulfilled by the cultivable land in order to impose furrows over the land surface.
Mild slopes are required in order to facilitate better conveyance of water throughout the channel. This slope should also assist drainage of excess water during rainy days. These slopes should accommodate the surface run off. Steep topography prompts cultivators to use terraces and along these the furrows are built.
Presence of sand type of soil can make inflow rate to slow down heavily. The rate of infiltration varies from one type of soil to another enabling the change in the type of furrows dug. Also clay soils tend to have totally different furrows when compared to other soils thus slowing down the travel of water.
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Furrow irrigation provides ample opportunity for the crops to get adequate supply of water. The efficiency of the irrigation system can be increased substantially rendering proper vegetation growth. Furrow irrigations help use of contour of land to channel water to the crops efficiently. The inflow rate can be limited based on the distance of furrows made over the cultivable land. It is suited for cultivation of cotton and maize.
Resource Box Info: This forum supplies vital information regarding furrow irrigation. One can gain some more details about this topic from the website http://www.agricultureguide.org/. This website can also provide details about other irrigation systems in practice now. Also some comparative study about irrigation systems can be gained through information provided.
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September 5, 2009 at 8:31 am · Filed under Drip irrigation, Pest Control ·Tagged abundance, ambient conditions, Crop rotation, crops, drip irrigation system, foliage, irrigation methods, irrigation systems, minimum wastage, nutrients, optimum intervals, organic pest control, pipes, proper maintenance, root tips, substantial improvement, wastage of water, water conservation, water plants, Water supply
Irrigation systems employed in modern day agriculture practice. Modern agriculture methods employ use of optimized way of watering. The watering methods do vary a lot based on the type of the plantation that is made. Also drip irrigation has gathered substantial improvement in last few years. Drip irrigation involves use of sophisticated pipes to water plants at regular and optimum intervals. These irrigation systems can be modified based on overall dimensions of the field. Abundance of water supply can be properly channeled using drip irrigation. To materialize the water conservation process in regular agricultural, one suggests use of drip irrigation. Amplified usage of inorganic manures can spoil the cultivable land making it useless.
Why Drip Irrigation?
Drip irrigation facilitates methodical way of propagating the water needs of a plant. Also one needs to ensure optimum amount of moisture to be present in ambient conditions. This has instituted use of drip irrigation system worldwide. Usage of drip irrigation also has certain advantages imbibed in it. The laying down of planned tubing can ensure direct supply of water to root tips. This ensures minimum wastage of water. Also one can gain sufficient pest control using drip irrigation. Through initial cost of drip irrigation can be high. The overall intention to provide better watering of plantation at reduced wastage can be profitable for the farmers.
Organic pest control
Implementing drip irrigation in the fields ensures proper maintenance of cultivable land. This also eliminates the presence of foliage. This in turn helps people to safeguard their plants from any kind of adverse diseases. Some pest control can be achieved through drip irrigation methods. Drip irrigation facilitates the crop rotation methods to be practiced widely. This helps the soil to maintain its nutrients for longer duration of time. This type of irrigation can be utilized to shelter plants that are beneficial for main crops that are planted. This helps the main plants to repel any kind of pest attack. Also planned watering at the root tip zone can make the leguminous organisms to ponder upon at soil level initiating better pest control.
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Drip irrigation provides multiple opportunities for cultivators to play with. It also institutes better organic pest control enabling healthy environment in the cultivable land. Also drip irrigation system can be employed to carryout pest elimination via planned growth of beneficial plants. Using organic manures can be fruitful for farmers quantitatively and qualitatively.
Resource Box Info: This forum discusses details regarding efficient ways of organic pest control in drip irrigation. One can also read through some pages at http://www.agricultureguide.org/ to know more about the pest control. This website also aids useful information about drip irrigation.
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