The computer controlled drip
irrigation systems supply all the water and nutrients needed to maximize crop production.
Not exact matches
Of course, there's also the growth
systems,
irrigation controls, lights and piping, fertilizers, hydroponics, hothouse
supplies, all the things involved in farming and harvesting, and even oil extraction — everything except the seeds and plants.
In California, the issue of water
supply has pitted farmers against city dwellers and environmentalists, who claim that the farmers waste most of their water on low - value crops and inefficient
irrigation systems.
It can help determine if additional well or water sources are needed to meet your daily water needs (washing clothes, taking showers, running an
irrigation system) or to manage your water
supply.
An
irrigation network is then threaded throughout the tubing, and LED lighting is connected to the upper section of the framework, which together
supply light, water, and nutrients to the plants via an automated control
system.
By running the
irrigation lines with built - in reverse osmosis membranes underground, the proposed
irrigation system would use the pressure gradient
supplied by the plants» roots to desalinize the water without the high amount of energy consumption usually associated with desalination.
The mountains in the region form the headwaters of several major river
systems — including the Ganges, Mekong, Yangtze, and Yellow rivers — which serve as sources of drinking water and
irrigation supplies for roughly 1.5 billion people.
As an alternative to furrow
irrigation, a drip
system also raises yields because it provides a steady
supply of water with minimal losses to evaporation.
A solar panel array will
supply power to common areas of the building and a rainwater collection
system will provide water for
irrigation.
The fear expressed is that the acquifers
supplying the
irrigation systems may dry up, exposing us to both a sudden jump in global temperatures and a sudden drop in food
supply.
These actions mostly address sectoral interests, such as agricultural practices (e.g., altering sowing times, crop cultivars and species, and
irrigation and fertilizer control), public health measures for heat - related risks (e.g., early warning
systems and air pollution control), disaster risk reduction (e.g., early warning
systems), and water resources (e.g.,
supply and demand management).
The Indus Basin
Irrigation System gets its water
supply from the Tarbela dam on the Indus River and the Mangla dam on the Jhelum River, both of which are located in the upper Indus basin and are fed largely by glacier meltwater.
(That
system, governed since 1960 by treaty,
supplies the
irrigation water that produces «at least three - quarters of Pakistan's food.»)