irrigation technique

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irrigation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɪr.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪr.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the practice of supplying land with water so that crops and plants ...
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technique
noun[C or U]
uk
/tekˈniːk/us
/tekˈniːk/
a way of doing an activity that ...
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(Definition ofirrigationandtechniquefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The fact that a greater area is irrigated with the same annual allocation is attributable to improved irrigation techniques and more scientific farming practices.
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Chapters include overviews of the climate and geography, the historical record, archaeological survey, structures, settlements and funerary monuments, irrigation techniques and rock art.
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Projects include research into dryland cropping and small-scale irrigation techniques and funding of village-level water supply and improvement schemes.
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There are several possibilities: the use of carbon sinks, a renewable energy supply and new irrigation techniques.
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In this way, information to irrigation farmers and the adaptation and optimisation of infrastructures and irrigation techniques should be applied in parallel so that farmers can accept this policy.
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Some groups on the region's mesas developed irrigation techniques, and filled storehouses with grain as protection against the area's frequent droughts.
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Agricultural irrigation techniques have remained unchanged over the past few years and are principally performed through furrows.
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The area is bestowed with rich black soil and uses advanced irrigation techniques.
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The sedentary groups raised llamas and practised irrigation techniques.
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Pomegranate plantations are quite new and modern irrigation techniques, like drip irrigation, have helped local farmers to grow pomegranate fields.
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Southwest farmers developed irrigation techniques appropriate to seasonal rainfall, including soil and water control features such as check dams and terraces.
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Conservation advocates have urged removal of all subsidies to force farmers to grow more water-efficient crops and adopt less wasteful irrigation techniques.
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Various types of irrigation techniques differ in how the water obtained from the source, and is distributed within the field.
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It also helps to reduce labor costs compared to some ground irrigation techniques, which are often more labor-intensive.
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Nevertheless, the total area planted with cotton has declined because of an increasing problem of water shortage coupled with old and inefficient irrigation techniques.
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Indigenous people have utilized a variety of irrigation techniques in order to take advantage of seasonal flooding.
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Irrigation techniques such as dams and terraces were used for agricultural purposes.
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Farmers grow wheat, grains, fruits and vegetables, utilizing deep-well and canal-flood irrigation techniques.
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Farmers are slowly adapting advanced irrigation techniques such as drip irrigation etc. suitable for dryland farming.
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There are two types of irrigation techniques: spray irrigation and drip irrigation.
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