GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

SOIL AND AGRICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Drip irrigation is useful in which region?
A
Dry
B
Humid
C
High rainfall
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Drip irrigation is highly effective in dry regions. It minimises wastage of water by supplying the amount of water required by the plant to its roots.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rajasthan is a place that has scarcity of water hence drip irrigation is most suited since it is not only highly efficient but wastage of water by drip irrigation is also the least.

Detailed explanation-3: -The drip irrigation practice could reduce the climatological-mean temperature by about 3.73 0.14 °C over the oasis areas, while the implementation of plastic mulch weakened such irrigation-induced cooling effect marginally by about 0.2 °C.

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