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Application rate
Aquifer
Base course
Block (irrigation block)
Catch can test
Emitter
Evapotranspiration (ET)
Field capacity (FC)
Geotextile sock
Groundwater (not soil water)
Headworks
Hydraulic conductivity test
Irrigation
Leaf mould
Percolation
Permanent wilting point (PWP)
Plant available water
Ponding
Primary drainage
Recharge
Retention
Run (pipe run)
Run-off
Saturation
Scaffold branches
Secondary drainage
Soil water budget
Soil water management
Solenoid
Swale
Valve-in-head sprinkler
Wai māori
Water content
Water potential
