41.8.3 - Water Use Efficiency (WUE)
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What does WUE stand for?
💡 Hint: It's an acronym related to agricultural productivity.
Write the formula for calculating WUE.
💡 Hint: It uses yield and water amounts.
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What does WUE measure?
💡 Hint: Consider what the W in WUE represents.
True or False: Higher WUE indicates more water is used for the same yield.
💡 Hint: Think about what efficiency implies.
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A farmer uses 800 m³ of water to produce 3200 kg of corn. If a new irrigation method allows him to reduce water use by 25% while maintaining the same yield, what would be the new WUE?
💡 Hint: Calculate the new water usage first.
Calculate the required yield for a WUE of 4 kg/m³ if a farmer uses 1000 m³ of water.
💡 Hint: Use the WUE formula to find the yield needed.
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