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Some farmers routinely irrigate the soil deeply before sowing a crop. One advantage claimed for this practice is that sowing can then take place as soon as temperatures permit, so as to utilize the full growing season. Moreover a preplanting irrigation ensures good germination and establishment of seedlings in the absence of rain, while the moisture deeper in the soil may assist root elongation. Residual moisture from a deep preplanting irrigation may even serve as a buffer against drought later in the crop’s development.
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Whitmore, J.S. (2000). Irrigation Systems and Efficiency. In: Drought Management on Farmland. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 35. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9562-9_21
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