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Irrigation is the replacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops or plants. In contrast, agriculture that relies only on direct rainfall is sometimes referred to as dryland farming.
Overview
The water source for irrigation may be a nearby or distant body of liquid or frozen water such as a river, spring, lake, aquifer, well, or snowpack. Depending on the distance of the source and the seasonality of rainfall, the water may be channelled directly to the agricultural fields or stored in reservoirs or cisterns for later use. In addition, the "harvesting" of local rain that falls on the roofs of buildings or on nearby unfarmed hills and its use to supplement the rain that falls directly on farmed fields also involves 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.
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ANCID - Australian National Committee - International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage Incorporated.
BIE: Irrigation Engineering Software - Computer software developed by the Software Engineering Division of the Biological and Irrigation Engineering Department.
Center for Irrigation Technology - An independent research and testing facility, based at California State University. Dedicated to advancing irrigation technology.
Disease Management for Nurseries - Topics include: capturing and recycling irrigation runoff and managing disease in recycling irrigation systems. From The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University.
ESI Environmental Sensors Inc. - Manufactures irrigation instrumentation for monitoring and controlling water.
FAO: Water Resources, Development and Management Service - Promotes efficient use and conservation of water resources to achieve food security and sustainable agriculture and rural development.
Free Landscape Sprinkler Irrigation System Design Tutorial - Describes what information to collect, what equipment one would need, and determine pipe size requirements.
Meta Description: [ Free Landscape Sprinkler Irrigation System Design Tutorial. ]
Gender Water Alliance - An Associated Programme of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) funded by the governments of the Netherlands and United Kingdom. Works under the premise that effective, efficient and equitable water resources management is only achieved when both women and men are involved in integrated water resource management.
International Irrigation Center - An irrigation support site with links to equipment information and news.
International Water Management Institute - This site contains information about irrigation systems and better water management.
Irrigation - This site discusses irrigation techniques using water from rivers.
Irrigation and Drainage Research Directory - Directory of USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) irrigation and drainage research information.
Irrigation Association of Australia - Provides information about the irrigation industry and standard practices.
Meta Description: [ Irrigation Australia covers the entire rural and urban irrigation industry in Australia. ]
Irrigation Engineering - A list of articles and online reference material, published by the Cooperative Extension at the University of Nebraska.
Meta Description: [ The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, founded in 1869, is one if the nation's premier land-grant institutions. UNL is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a Doctoral/Research University-Extensive. ]
Irrigation Journal - Journal for the agricultural irrigation industry including engineers, on-farm specialists, and extension agents.
Irrigation Scheduling Methods. - Irrigation scheduling/soil monitoring system with fully scheduling software
Irrigation Training an Research Center - University web site. Focusing on irrigation training and research.
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Mission Regionale Eau-Agriculture - The French Mission for Water and Agriculture implements cooperation projects concerning water uses in agriculture in Jordan, in the Palestinian Territories and in Lebanon. Several topics are dealt with: irrigation efficiency, tensiometry, agricultural water reuse, and high-added-value crops.
Texas Waternet - Texas Water Resource Institute. Has articles and links about irrigation and water management.
Meta Description: [ The Texas Water Resources Institute provides leadership to stimulate priority research and Extension educational programs in water resources within the Texas A&M University System and throughout Texas ]
The Irrigation Association - Updates on irrigation equipment. Handbooks and tips.
Trickle Irrigation Calculator - Calculations for designing trickle irrigation systems.
USDA Irrigation Page - Handbooks, training materials, and other resources from United States Department of Agriculture.
Water Management and Irrigation Systems Group - Part of the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Presents information on its activities and programmes, including events, on-line publications, software and guidelines.
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Waterright.com.au - Provides information on water management and usage, simple irrigation systems.
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WCA infoNET - Water Conservation and Use in Agriculture - Publications, documents and data, computer programs, and discussion groups on the subjects of water, irrigation and drainage.
Weather Monitoring and Irrigation Control - Remote data acquisition for weather monitoring and irrigation control. Also, water management, pest management, plant disease prediction.
Wetland Reservoir Subirrigation Systems - Article describes a system comprised of a wetland and a water storage reservoir linked to a network of subsurface pipes used at different times to either drain or irrigate crops through the root zone.
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