In the correct amounts and frequency, for optimal soil infiltration and plant growth. Watering early also takes advantage of when winds are at their lowest, so that more water reaches to plants and less is lost in windy conditions.
Irrigation helps to grow agricultural crops, maintain landscapes, and revegetate disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of less than average rainfall.
Irrigation also has other uses in crop production, including frost protection, suppressing weed growth in grain fields and preventing soil consolidation, Irrigation systems are also used for cooling livestock, dust suppression, disposal of sewage, and in mining.
