37. Water Requirement of Crops – Crops and Crop Seasons in India

Try these first

1. 1.

   Define Crop Water Requirement.

   Hint

   What does WR stand for in agriculture?

2. 2.

   What are the main components of water requirement?

   Hint

   Start with Cu.

3. 3.

   What does WR stand for?

   • Water Requirement
   • Water Reservoir
   • Water Regulation

   Hint

   It's about what crops need.

4. 4.

   True or False: Effective Rainfall includes all rainfall.

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Focus on what portion is usable.

5. 5.

   A farmer uses an irrigation method that has an application loss of 20%. If the total water requirement for maize is 800 mm, calculate the irrigation requirement.

   Hint

   Account for the losses in your calculations.

6. 6.

   Consider a scenario where the Crop Coefficient (Kc) for a specific crop is 1.2 during its peak growth season. If the reference evapotranspiration (ETo) is 5 mm/day, what is the crop's ET?

   Hint

   Use the formula provided for calculating ET.