Drip / Trickle irrigation
Definition / description
Irrigation by means of pipe (usually plastic) that is perforated, porous or filled with emitters, so that water is applied at very slow rates to the soil near each irrigated plant. (Such pipes can be buried or hung from trellises, not necessarily along the ground).
Source: [ICID, 1996]
Publications / information
- Mofoke, A.L.E., Adewumi, J.K., Mudiare, O.J. and A.A. Ramalan, 2004:
Design, construction and evaluation of an affordable continuous-flow drip irrigation system. -
Journal of Applied Irrigation Science, Vol. 39. No 2/2004, pp. 253-269.
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- Stein, T.-M., 2026:
The Microtube Emitter – An Early “Dripper” Widely Used in the Early Development of Drip Irrigation.-
VL Irrigation & Hydrology, Sakia.org.
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Reference
- ICID-CIID, 2000:
Multilingual Technical Dictionary on Irrigation and Drainage. -
CD Version September 2000, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, New Dehli.