Contents
Part 1 what is irrigation
Part 2 types of irrigation
Part 3 How an in-ground irrigation system works
PART 1 WHAT IS IRRIGATION
Irrigation is the artificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and revegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall.
Additionally, irrigation also has a few other uses in crop production, which include protecting plants against frost,suppressing weed growing in grain fields and helping in preventing soil consolidation.
PART2 TYPES OF IRRIGATION
Various types of irrigation techniques differ in how the water obtained from the source is distributed within the field. In general, the goal is to supply the entire field uniformly with water, so that each plant has the amount of water it needs, neither too much nor too little. The modern methods are efficient enough to achieve this goal.
Type1 surface
Type2 localized
Localized irrigation is a system where water is distributed under low pressure through a piped network, in a pre-determined pattern, and applied as a small discharge to each plant or adjacent to it. Drip irrigation, spray or micro-sprinkler irrigation and bubbler irrigation belong to this category of irrigation methods.
Localized[type 2]