Water Requirement Of Different Crops
Amount of water required by a crop in its whole production period is called water requirement. The amount of water taken by crops very considerably.
| Crop | Water Requirement(mm) |
| Rice | 900-2500 |
| Wheat | 450-650 |
| Sorghum | 450-650 |
| Maize | 500-800 |
| Sugercane | 1500-2500 |
| Groundnut | 500-700 |
| Cotton | 700-1300 |
| Soybean | 450-700 |
| Tobacco | 400-600 |
| Tomato | 600-800 |
| Potato | 500-700 |
| Onion | 350-550 |
| Chillies | 500 |
| Sunflower | 350-500 |
| Castor | 500 |
| Bean | 300-500 |
| Cabbage | 380-500 |
| Pea | 350-500 |
| Banana | 1200-2200 |
| Citrus | 900-1200 |
| Pineapple | 700-1000 |
| Gingelly | 350-400 |
| Ragi | 400-450 |
| Grape | 500-1200 |
