CRITICAL GROWTH STAGES AND WATER REQUIREMENTS OF IMPORTANT CROPS
Crop Critical growth stages Average crop duration (days) Water requirement (mm) |
Rice Tiller initiation, flowering and milky stage 90-130 900-2500 |
Crop Critical growth stages Average crop duration (days) Water requirement (mm) |
Wheat Crown root initiation, flowering, joining, milky and tillering 135 400-450 |
Crop Critical growth stages Average crop duration (days) Water requirement (mm) |
Pulses Flower initiation and pod filling 90-120 250-300 |
Crop Critical growth stages Average crop duration (days) Water requirement (mm) |
Groundnut Pegging and pod formation 105 600-450 |
Crop Critical growth stages Average crop duration (days) Water requirement (mm) |
Sugarcane Emergence, tiller formation and elongation 330 1400-3000 |
Crop Critical growth stages Average crop duration (days) Water requirement (mm) |
Banana Early vegetative phase, bunch initiation and flowering 300 3000 |
Crop Critical growth stages Average crop duration (days) Water requirement (mm) |
Cassava Rooting, early tuberization and tuber development 300 400-750 |
Crop Critical growth stages Average crop duration (days) Water requirement (mm) |
Maize Silking and cob development 100 400-600 |
Crop Critical growth stages Average crop duration (days) Water requirement (mm) |
Sorghum Knee-height stage, flowering and grain filling 100-120 250-300 |
Crop Critical growth stagesAverage crop duration (days) Water requirement (mm) |
Cotton Commencement of sympodial branching, flowering, boil formation and boil bursting 165 600-700 |