Flat areas of land are surrounded by low bunds to create basins which are then flooded by water. | Small channels called furrows carry water down the land slope between the crop rows. Water infiltrates into the soil as it moves along the slope. | Borders are long, sloping strips of land separated by bunds. Water flows down the slope of the border, guided by the bunds on either side. |
Rice is commonly irrigated this way. | Row crops such as maize, sunflower, sugarcane, soybean and also crops which would get damaged by basin irrigation like tomatoes, vegetables, potatoes, beans; fruit trees such as citrus, grape etc. | Close growing crops such as pasture or alfalfa |