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Landscaping Irrigation questions fully solved & updated 2025
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Landscaping: Irrigation questionsfully solved & updated 2025
The biggest advantage of irrigation id the crop
yield can be up to ------- times that of dry land
farming, resulting in an increase of crop
diversification.
three
Evidence of irrigation dates back as far as ---- B.C.
5400
Soil provides ------- to plants.
All of the above
Soil texture cannot be changed or destroyed. T/F?
True
A preferred structure of soil which has ------ sized
pore spaces which allow for some drainage, yet do
not hold water too closely to the soil particles.
Medium
As a rule of thumb, ---- textured soils have a lower
water capacity than ------ textured soils.
finer; coarser
Micro irrigation is frequent, low volume, low
pressure application of water on or beneath the
soil surface.T /F?
True
, ------ is the application of water through surges to
furrows, wills, or borders in a series of on and off
periods of constant or variable time spans.
surge irrigation
--- is irrigating croplands without uniformity or
efficiency.
uncontrolled flooding
------ is a form of controlled surface flooding in
which there are no flow constraints along the
length of the run and the water moves down the
slope.
contour ditch irrigation
Center pivot systems are which of the following?
All of the above
The ----- is best adapted for rectangular fields.
side roll sprinkler system.
The ------, is a combination of the other two
systems, and it moves continuously throughout the
field on towers like pivots.
linear system
The -------- uses a large capacity nozzle and high
pressure to through out water onto the crop.
travelling gun system
In most grass areas, ------ are used.
pop-up sprinklers
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