unirrigated
Without artificial watering
Unirrigated describes land or crops that receive no artificial water supply—relying solely on rainfall rather than irrigation systems.
The term appears in agricultural and environmental contexts: unirrigated fields, unirrigated farmland.
The unirrigated portions of the valley produced lower yields during the drought.
Irrigated by precipitation alone
- dryland farmingCultivation without irrigation systems
- aridDevoid of water
- drought-proneLikely to lack rainfall
- seasonal rainfallWeather-dependent periodic precipitation
Unable to produce offspring
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- wastelandUninhabitable barren region
- desolateBleak and abandoned
neglected · abandoned · undeveloped · unimproved · poor soil · unfertilized · hardscrabble · unworkable
Not tended or planted
- unfarmedNot used for agriculture
- unplowedNot yet cultivated
- unseededNot given a position
- unsownNot yet planted
crop rotation · soil rest · soil fertility · conservation tillage · fallow period · untilled
rainfed
Irrigated by precipitation alone
- dryland farmingCultivation without irrigation systems
- aridDevoid of water
- drought-proneLikely to lack rainfall
seasonal rainfall · dry farming · unwatered · subsistence farming · semi-arid
infertile
Unable to produce offspring
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- wastelandUninhabitable barren region
desolate · neglected · abandoned · undeveloped · unimproved · poor soil · unfertilized · hardscrabble · unworkable · marginal
uncultivated
Not tended or planted
unsown · crop rotation · soil rest · soil fertility · conservation tillage · fallow period · untilled