Water Requirement of Different Crops

Amount of water required by a crop in its whole production period is called water requiremrnt. The amont of water taken by crops vary cosiderably.

Crop	Water Requirement (mm)		Crop	Water Requirement (mm)
Rice	900-2500		Chillies	500
Wheat	450-650		Sunflower	350-500
Sorghum	450-650		Castor	500
Maize	500-800		Bean	300-500
Sugarcane	1500-2500		Cabbage	380-500
Groundnut	500-700		Pea	350-500
Cotton	700-1300		Banana	1200-2200
Soybean	450-700		Citrus	900-1200
Tobacco	400-600		Pineapple	700-1000
Tomato	600-800		Gingelly	350-400
Potato	500-700		Ragi	400-450
Onion	350-550		Grape	500-1200