Explain advantages of irrigation.

Advantages of irrigation:

(i) It is necessary to provide sufficient moisture for the germination of seeds.

(ii) Irrigation of crop plants is essential for the growth and elongation of roots of the crop plants.

(iii) It is necessary to increase the number of aerial branches in crop plants.

(iv)It is essential for the absorption of nutrient elements by the crop plants from the soil.

(v) It helps in the proper absorption of the nutrients essential for the development of the crop plant.