Term:
Crop water requirement
Definition:
The total water needed for evapotranspiration from planting to harvest for a given crop in a specific climatic regime when adequate soil water is maintained by rainfall and/or irrigation so that it does not limit plant growth and crop yield.
Domain:
Water
Source:
Online Glossary of Irrigation Terms, Visy Industries Australia, retrieved in 2009 (http://www.irrig8right.com.au/Glossary/Glossary.htm); DN, CSCM, FAO, 2009
