irrigated crop
collocation in Englishmeaningsofirrigateandcrop
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irrigate
verb[T]
uk/ˈɪr.ɪ.ɡeɪt/us/ˈɪr.ə.ɡeɪt/
to supply land with water so that crops and plants ...
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crop
noun
uk/krɒp/us/krɑːp/
(the total amount collected of) a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in ...
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(Definition ofirrigateandcropfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Annual water-use totals averaged about 850 mm use for an unirrigated crop and 940 mm for anirrigatedcrop(825+1050 mm).
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As the threshold increases, region 1 reduces its planting of the heavilyirrigatedcrop.
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Among the 32 activities within the water authority perimeters, 21 areirrigatedcropproduction and 11 are rain-fed.
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At the maximum relative gain, region 1 has increased its planting of the lightlyirrigatedcrop.
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The planting pattern (not shown) has region 2 always planting the lightlyirrigatedcrop, while region 1 plants over 20 per cent of the heavilyirrigatedcropthroughout.
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When the price of the heavilyirrigatedcropbecomes high enough, then both regions plant mostly the heavily irrigated crop, and the gains from a spot market for water diminish.
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This occurs because planting the heavilyirrigatedcropis analogous to purchasing an option on high water availability, and the value of the option increases as volatility increases.
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Panel (d) shows the relative gain as the threshold water required for the heavilyirrigatedcropincreases.
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Citrus production was anotherirrigatedcropthat was important for exports; about 75 percent of production was consumed abroad.
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Hence, the number of farmers that are able to grow anirrigatedcropmay vary from year to year according to the riparian water rights.
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The amount ofirrigatedcropland in the 1980s, estimated at between 70,000 and 110,00 hectares, was substantially less than the 140,000 hectares of colonial times.
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This ground-nesting bee often spends its entire life in anirrigatedcropfield, and there it can face a number of hazards, such as tillage and pesticides.
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Both rice and wheat are grown as irrigated crops.
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Similarly, considering the percentage share of the area under irrigated crops, this reflects that most of the groundwater extracted has been for onions.
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The area studied is characterized by a mosaic of relatively small, irrigated cropping areas separated by wide areas of extensive dryland cropping.
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The primaryirrigatedcropwhen the farms were functioning was winter wheat, however small quantities were used to supplement rainfall on summer crops such as maize and tobacco.
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