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system of crop irrigation involving the controlled delivery of water directly to individual plants through a network of tubes or pipes

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  • The drip-irrigation system has to be checked continually.
  • We also had lost our big pump, for our drip-irrigation scheme.
  • These funds would be introduced into the economy much like water for plants through Israel's famed drip-irrigation.
  • Improve sprinkler-system efficiencyFor plants and bushes, drip-irrigation systems cut water loss to wind, runoff, and evaporation.
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