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Almonds come from a tree, the tree requires the water to grow the almonds. The tree draws water from the ground, then there is transpiration where the water mov
by idoh 7y ago
Almonds come from a tree, the tree requires the water to grow the almonds. The tree draws water from the ground, then there is transpiration where the water moves through the tree and out, like through the leaves. None remains, all the water goes into the air.
- tzs 7y agoAre drip or micro-irrigation systems so precise that most of what they put into the ground ends up in the plant? Also, what happens to that water that ends up in the air? California winds are mostly from the west or northwest. I'd expect a lot of what goes into the air to come out as rain or snow on the windward side of the Sierra Nevada mountains, which is the same side the almond growing regions are on.
- idoh 7y agoWith the water, there is transpiration, which is the water that flows through the plant, evaporation, which is water that goes from the ground to the air directly, and then when the water goes into the water table. With drip irrigation, you get less loss to the water table and to evaporation, but it doesn't impact transpiration. For water that winds up the air, no idea there. I'd guess that irrigation would have no impact to down wind precipitation in a given area.