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81Depression focused recharge — Also referred to as depression focused groundwater recharge.If water falls uniformly over a field such that field capacity of the soil is not exceeded, then negligible water percolates to groundwater. If instead water puddles in low lying areas,… …
82gardening — /gahrd ning/, n. 1. the act of cultivating or tending a garden. 2. the work or art of a gardener. [1570 80; GARDEN + ING1] * * * Laying out and tending of a garden. Though palatial gardens existed in ancient times, small home gardens became… …
83Drip irrigation — A dripper Drip irrigation, also known as trickle irrigation or microirrigation or localized irrigation , is an irrigation method which saves water and fertilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants, either onto the soil… …
84Autonomous building — An autonomous building is a building designed to be operated independently from infrastructural support services such as the electric power grid, municipal water systems, sewage treatment systems, storm drains, communication services, and in some …
85Aswan Dam — Aswan (Assuan) is a city on the first cataract of the Nile in Egypt. Two dams straddle the river at this point: the newer Aswan High Dam (Arabic: السد العالي; transliterated: as Sad al Aly), and the older Aswan Dam or Aswan Low Dam. The aim of… …
86Lorenzo A. Richards — Lorenzo Adolph Richards (1904–1993) or known as Ren was one of the 20th century’s most influential minds in the field of soil physics. [cite journal |author=Gardner, W.R. |year=1972 |title=The impact of L.A. Richards upon the field of soil water… …
87Permanent wilting point — (PWP) or wilting point (WP) is defined as the minimal point of soil moisture the plant requires not to wilt. If moisture decreases to this or any lower point a plant wilts and can no longer recover its turgidity when placed in a saturated… …
88Energy policy of China — The energy policy in China is the sum up of different aspects of energy policy of the People s Republic of China. The country is currently the world s largest emitter of greenhouse gas according to a Dutch research agency. [cite news… …
89Earth and Space Sciences — ▪ 1996 Introduction GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY In 1995 significant developments took place in the realm of geologic mapping, which provides the foundation for the presentation and comparison of data in the Earth sciences. The most important… …
90Winter service vehicle — A winter service vehicle (WSV), or snow removal vehicle, is used to clear thoroughfares of ice and snow.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6342887.stm|title=How do snowplough drivers get to work?|publisher=BBC News Magazine… …
