Question

what is drip irrigation​

Answer 1

• Drip irrigation is one of the irrigation practices followed in order to prevent wastage of water.
• In this method, water is allowed to fall drop by drop at the roots of the plants.
• By this method, plants get sufficient water and wastage of water by flooding the field is also prevented.

Answer 2

Drip irrigation is sometimes called trickle irrigation and involves dripping water onto the soil at very low rates (2-20 litres/hour) from a system of small diameter plastic pipes fitted with outlets called emitters or drippers. Water is applied close to 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. With drip irrigation water, applications are more frequent (usually every 1-3 days) than with other methods and this provides a very favourable high moisture level in the soil in which plants can flourish.