Sentence examples for irrigation means from inspiring English sources

Switching to drip-feed irrigation means that watering becomes more precise, cutting consumption per unit of output.

At the same time, drip irrigation means less water available downstream and in local aquifers, because there's more evaporation and much less runoff.

That's good for farmers' bottom lines (less dependence on fertilizer, pesticides, and irrigation means more profit) and for the environment (less fertilizer means less toxic runoff into estuaries).

In the end, any cuts to irrigation mean less food production.

Some minor irrigation by means of mechanical lifts long has been practiced in northern Syria, where vines, olives, tobacco, fruits, and grains have been the mainstays.

Adequate irrigation, which means inundation of the fields to a depth of several inches during the greater part of the growing season, is a basic requirement for productive land use.

"The contamination of irrigation water means that everyone's food supplies could potentially be affected," the Frack Off spokesman added.

GROW requires a water source for its irrigation, which means if that's not handy this won't be something for you just yet.

Partial rootzone irrigation (PRI) means that part of the root system is exposed to drying soil while the remaining part is irrigated as in full irrigation.

Wine producers in the Colchagua valley say that damage to irrigation systems meant that some fields could not be watered for up to two weeks after the earthquake.

While the first settlements in Mesopotamia might have helped people conserve scarce resources — irrigation networks meant more water for everyone — the concept of the city spread for an entirely different reason.