A definition:erraticity (TratTs'-He) n. The quality or state of being erratic, characterized by the lack of consistency, regularity or uniformity.That's correct, there is no such word, but you sure know it when you see it. Unfortunately, we saw a lot of it during some extreme droughts in sprinkler irrigated corn.These instances of erraticity resulted in low quality, low- or non-yielding corn production. Crop water stress caused by the extreme drought in portions of the central and southern Great Plains is ultimately responsible for the erraticity. However, there may be ways to reduce erraticity and its harmful effects by improvements in design and management of center pivot sprinklers for corn production that can minimize water losses.
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