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Irrigation scheduling

Meaning in agriculture, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In agriculture, irrigation scheduling means: Deciding when to irrigate and how much water to apply, based on crop needs, weather data and soil moisture.

In Turkish: sulama programlaması, sulama zamanlaması

How it is used

Used by irrigation engineers and advanced growers. Tools include soil moisture sensors, tensiometers, weather stations and evapotranspiration data. Good irrigation scheduling saves water and energy and avoids both stress and overwatering.

Example sentences

  1. We base irrigation scheduling on readings from soil moisture sensors at 30 and 60 centimeters.

  2. Better irrigation scheduling reduced our pumping costs by a quarter.

Common collocations

  • irrigation scheduling
  • soil moisture sensor
  • irrigation interval
  • irrigation depth
  • water balance
  • irrigationThe artificial supply of water to land or crops through channels, pipes, sprinklers or drippers, used when rain alone is not enough.
  • evapotranspirationThe total water lost from a field by evaporation from the soil surface plus transpiration through plant leaves; it shows how much water a crop uses.
  • drip irrigationA method that delivers water slowly and directly to the roots of each plant through pipes and small emitters, wasting very little water.
  • fertigationThe application of dissolved fertilizers through an irrigation system, usually drip, so that nutrients reach the roots with the water.
  • groundwaterWater stored underground in soil and rock layers called aquifers, which farmers pump up through wells for irrigation and livestock.

More terms: Irrigation and Water

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