INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

AGRICULTURE

IRRIGATION INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Corrugation is a type of ____ irrigation
A
Surface
B
Sub surface
C
Furrow
D
None
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Corrugation irrigation, frequently mentioned in literature, is a special type of furrow irrigation, used for broadcast crops. Corrugations are small hills pressed into the soil surface. The application of this method is limited and is not included in this manual.

Detailed explanation-2: -Furrow irrigation also includes applying water to small grain or similar crops drilled on flat-top furrow beds. Corrugation irrigation is primarily used to irrigate non-cultivated, close-growing crops using small, closely spaced channels down the steepest slope of the field.

Detailed explanation-3: -CORRUGATION IRRIGATION method is used widely in many parts of the West. With this method you irrigate close-growing crops with small streams of water running in V-shaped furrows or corrugations. The water soaks into the soil along the corrugations and spreads out sideways into the areas between them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Water Use Efficiency. Irrigation Method. Deficit Irrigation. Sprinkler Irrigation. Evapotranspiration. Irrigation. Irrigation System.

Detailed explanation-5: -Straight furrow method of irrigation. This type of furrow irrigation is practiced in flats lands. Contour furrow method of irrigation. This furrow irrigation system is practiced where it is not practical to use straight furrow irrigation. Corrugated furrow irrigation.

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