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Localized irrigation systems apply water directly where the plant is growing thus minimizing water loss through evaporation from the soil. Such localized irrigation systems include drip irrigation, porous clay pots, porous pipes, and perforated plastic sleeves.

====Porous clay pots====

[[Image:porous clay pots.jpg|thumb|right|~~300px~~200px|The pattern of soil wetting around a porous clay pot. Drawing: [http://www.samsamwater.com/library.php?serie=RELMA%20Technical%20Handbook%20Series RELMA.]]]

This is a method of irrigation in which water is stored in clay pots buried in the ground, from where it is slowly released to the plants. This method is good for fruit trees. Such use of soil-embedded porous jars is one of the oldest continuous irrigation methods that probably originated in the Far East and North Africa.

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