irrigate

Example Sentences

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The study, published in Environmental Science and Technology, is part of a broader effort to understand the safety of irrigating crops with municipal wastewater.

From Science Daily

Neat rows of collard greens and kale stretch across irrigated beds, while orchards of peach trees — the ranch’s signature fruit — appear throughout the property.

From Los Angeles Times

A network of pumps and pipes then distributes the water across miles of arid land to irrigate the farms that have helped to green the desert.

From BBC

A water system irrigates the plants via a nutrient substrate, a liquid fertiliser that replaces the nutrients and minerals naturally present in the soil.

From Barron's

With practically no fuel left, he is finding it ever harder to harvest and irrigate his crops, relying for power mainly on a solar panel provided by the state.

From Barron's