Irrigation

"The controlled application of water to arable lands to supply crop water requirements not satised by rainfall." (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, n.y.)
 

Sources

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. "A Glossary  of Water-Related Terms", by Brian Benham. Publication 442-759
 

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Pietro Campana

Associate Professor (Docent) at Mälardalen University, Västerås (MDH)

Dr. Petro Elia Campana received his Bachelor and Master degrees in environmental engineering with special focus on renewable energy and water resources management from the University of Perugia in Italy.

In 2014, he was research assistant at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria to study the water-food-energy (WFE) nexus aspects of integrating solar irrigation systems for halting grassland desertification in China.