Question
Water use efficiency and water application uniformity
remains highest in which irrigation method?Solution
Drip irrigation achieves 95-100% water use efficiency. As a comparison, sprinkler systems have 80-85% water use efficiency and flood and furrow are 60-70% efficient.
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