HOW MUCH WATER DOES MY CROP NEED?

P. SOMAN¹*
¹Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., Jalgaon, 425001, Maharashtra, India
* Corresponding Author : dr.soman@jains.com

Received : 01-12-2020     Accepted : 13-12-2020     Published : 15-12-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 23       Pages : 10430 - 10433
Int J Agr Sci 12.23 (2020):10430-10433

Keywords : Water management, Drip irrigation, Evapotranspiration, Crop water requirement
Academic Editor : Dr Vijay Prajapati, Dr Zheko Radev, Dr Vipul N Kapadia
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., Jalgaon, 425001, Maharashtra, India
Author Contribution : Sole author

Along with provision of drip irrigation systems for various crops farmers are given scientifically estimated irrigation schedules. A tabulation of daily water requirement of the crop is a must for proper implementation of drip systems. In projects, a matching of land area that can be cultivated and volume of water available in the water source is to be done at the beginning of the projects. Farmers, when they began understanding that irrigation is based on crop water requirement and not total water available in the well start asking the above question. Hence the estimations are done based on the crop chosen and the evaporation of the location

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