irrigational
Relating to crop-watering
Irrigational is the adjective form of irrigation, describing anything related to the artificial watering of land for agricultural purposes.
It typically modifies systems, methods, infrastructure, or practices: irrigational canals, irrigational technology, irrigational farming.
The word is more common in technical and academic writing than in everyday speech, where people often prefer irrigation as an attributive noun instead.
Constructed water passages
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- ditchesNarrow drainage channels
- furrowsNarrow plowed channels
- floodgateWater-controlling barrier mechanism
pivot · sprinkler · drip · trickle · emitter · soaker · hose · microirrigation
Overwhelming water overflow
- furrowNarrow trench in earth
- dripLiquid falling slowly
- sprinklerWater-dispersing lawn fixture
- pivotPoint of rotation
hydroponics · surface · subsurface · border · basin · contour · terracing · surge
Productive without waste
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- drought-resistantAble to withstand aridity
- rainwaterCollected atmospheric moisture
- greywaterLight household wastewater
recharge · aquifer · watershed · low-impact · recycling · reclamation · permaculture · xeriscaping
canals
Constructed water passages
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- ditchesNarrow drainage channels
- furrowsNarrow plowed channels
floodgate · pivot · sprinkler · drip · trickle · emitter · soaker · hose · microirrigation · overhead
flood
Overwhelming water overflow
pivot · hydroponics · surface · subsurface · border · basin · contour · terracing · surge · deficit
efficiency
Productive without waste
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- drought-resistantAble to withstand aridity
- rainwaterCollected atmospheric moisture
greywater · recharge · aquifer · watershed · low-impact · recycling · reclamation · permaculture · xeriscaping · evapotranspiration
irrigationalrain-fed
Watered by precipitation
rainfed · dryland · unirrigated · dry farming · arid
- irrigation methodsTechniques for supplying water to crops
- irrigation systemAgricultural water distribution network
- drip irrigationSlow-release watering method
- irrigation ditchAgricultural water channel
- irrigation canalsWaterways for farming
- irrigation ditchesTrenches for agricultural water