agricultural irrigation

Also known as watering, irrigation

thumb|Irrigation of agricultural fields in Andalusia, Spain. Irrigation canal on the left.

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Agricultural irrigation is the practice of supplying water to farmland through artificial means, such as canals and other water delivery systems, to help crops grow. It matters because it allows farmers to grow food reliably in areas where natural rainfall alone may be insufficient or unpredictable.

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Research

11,409 papers

The impact of irrigation modes on agricultural water-energy‑carbon nexus.The Science of the total environment · 2023Zhu R, Zhao R, Li X et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160493
Agricultural Irrigation Recommendation and Alert (AIRA) system using optimization and machine learning in Hadoop for sustainable agriculture.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Veerachamy R, Ramar RDOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13248-3
Irrigation water intensity and climate variability: an agricultural crops analysis of Italian regions.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Auci S, Vignani DDOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-12136-6
Negative effects of agricultural open-channel irrigation system on vertebrate populations in central Mexico.PeerJ · 2024Gómez-Ortiz Y, Domínguez-Vega H, Soria-Díaz L et al.DOI: 10.7717/peerj.17818
Sustainable irrigation and climate feedbacks.ReviewNature food · 2023Yang Y, Jin Z, Mueller ND et al.DOI: 10.1038/s43016-023-00821-x
Reclaimed wastewater as a viable water source for agricultural irrigation: A review of food crop growth inhibition and promotion in the context of environmental change.ReviewThe Science of the total environment · 2020Poustie A, Yang Y, Verburg P et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139756
Effect of an improved agricultural irrigation scheme with a hydraulic structure for crop cultivation in arid northern Afghanistan using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT).Scientific reports · 2022Hussainzada W, Lee HSDOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09318-2
Parched California.Nature · 2015DOI: 10.1038/525005b

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: use
Subclass of: transport
Image: PivotIrrigationOnCotton.jpg
Has use: agriculture

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Commons category: Irrigation
topic's main category: Category:Irrigation
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class of object(s) of occurrence: water
facet of: transport of water

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Encyclopedic overview

41 sections

Contents

Extent
Global overview
Example values for crops
Water sources
Groundwater and surface water
Treated or untreated wastewater
Other sources
Competition for water resources
Irrigation methods
Surface irrigation
Micro-irrigation
Drip irrigation
Sprinkler irrigation
Center pivot
Irrigation by lateral move (side roll, wheel line, wheel move)
Subirrigation
Efficiency
Garden irrigation
Challenges
Environmental impacts
Technical challenges
Social aspects
History
Ancient history
Sri Lanka
China
Korea
North America
South America
Modern history
American West
Soviet Central Asia
Africa
Examples by country
Gallery
See also
Footnotes
References
Sources
Sources
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thumb|Irrigation of agricultural fields in Andalusia, Spain. Irrigation canal on the left.

Irrigation 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 and during times of below-average rainfall. In addition to these uses, irrigation is also employed to protect crops from frost, suppress weed growth in grain fields, and prevent soil consolidation. It is also used to cool livestock, reduce dust, dispose of sewage, and support mining operations. Drainage, which involves the removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given location, is often studied in conjunction with irrigation.

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