What do you mean by irrigation and what is its purpose?.?..? can anyone explain me this plzzzz??
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defenetion of Irrigation is the artificial supply of water to crops for its growth.
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Irrigation is the process of applying controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals. Irrigation helps to grow agricultural crops, maintain landscapes, and revegetate disturbed soils in dry ab
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Irrigation refers to the process of watering of agricultural plants through artificial means from wells, tanks, tubewells, canals, etc.
- Irrigation provides water to the plants for their various physiological activities like photosynthesis, transpiration, ascent of sap etc.
- Water helps in the absorption of minerals from the soil.
- Water is essential for germination of seeds and elongation of roots.
- Water is needed for the growth of plants.
- plants contain 90% water of their bulk.
- Water protects crops from frost or from dry hot air currents.
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