1.Difference between Sprinkler irrigation and drip irrigation

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What is the difference between drip irrigation and sprinkler irrigation ?

• Dripping valves are present in drip system while spray guns and nozzles are used in sprinkler system.

• Only the root area is wetted by drip irrigation, whereas one sprinkler wets an area of a circle, which covers a number of plants. Therefore, most of the area in a given field will be wetted by this system.

• Drip irrigation prevents the spreading of diseases that caused by contact of water, whereas sprinkler system does not.

• Run off and evaporation is higher in sprinkler method than drip irrigation. Ultimately, the effectiveness and efficiency is higher in drip irrigation than sprinkler

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Sprinkler system is used where the soil cannot retain water or where sufficient water is not available. Rotating nozzles are attached to perpendicular pipes at regular intervals. Water is sprinkled on crop as it is raining.

Drip irrigationinvoves providing water drop by drop at the roots of the plants.Thus water is not wasted.This system is practised in regions where water availability is poor.

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Sprinkler  system are used at such place where water is not available in sufficant amount.

Drip irrigation is a techinique of watering the plant directly tothe roots of plants with the help of narrow tubes without wasting enough water.

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