Drip Irrigation

Dripping water into the soil at a very low rate is called as

• Surface Irrigation

• Drip Irrigation

• Sprinkler Irrigation

• Flood Irrigation

Choose all the benefits of Drip Irrigation

• Lessens Soil Erosion

• Maximizes soil erosion

• Fertilizer and nutrient loss is minimized

• Gets water from wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

In Drip Irrigation, Crops grow consistently ,

healthier and matures fast. State True or False

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Drip Irrigation is also called as

• Sub-Surface Irrigation

• Local Irrigation

• Trickle Irrigation

• Drop Irrigation

How does Drip Irrigation save water?

• 1.Drip irrigation application uniformity is very high , saving water is upto 70 % compared to flood irrigation.

• Water is applied close to the plants so that only part of the soil in which the roots grow is wetted, unlike surface and sprinkler irrigation which involves wetting the whole soil profile.

• Drip irrigation applies water directly to the soil , eliminating water loss from wind.

• All of the above