What is drip irrigation and why is it important
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Drip irrigation is a climate smart irrigation system that delivers water directly to the plant roots.
In most parts of the world, irrigation remains a necessity in crop production. Even with the rainfall, some crops still need irrigation especially in the arid and semi-arid regions. Intense heat and dry climatic conditions can be a big challenge for proper crop growth and development. As much as irrigation is crucial, using too much water can cause problems such as leaching nutrients, reduced root growth, water-logging, salt build up on the root zone as well as reduction of plant quality and yield.
The one type of irrigation that has managed to save farmers money and increased their yields is drip irrigation. Drip irrigation is a type of irrigation which saves on water by slowly delivering the water to the root zone of the plants. So to ensure that you have proper plant growth and high yields, one can install a drip irrigation system.