Amounts shown are bases on 50% allowable soil moisture depletion(AMD) and
the average application efficiency for a well-designed and maintained center pivot or lateral
move irrigation system of 75%.
ROOTING DEPTH | CROP WATER USE (INCHES PER DAY) | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.04 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.28 | |
----------IRRIGATION INTERVAL AND APPLICATION AMOUNT------- | |||||||
3" |
0.11" every 2 days |
0.11" every 1 day |
0.16" every 1 days |
X | X | X | X |
6" 0.18 AMD |
0.21" every 4 days |
0.21" every 2 days |
0.24" every 1.5 days |
0.21" every 1 day |
0.27" every 1 days |
0.32" every 1 days |
X |
12" 0.35 AMD |
X | 0.32" every 3 days |
0.48" every 3 days |
0.43" every 2 days |
0.40" every 1.5 days |
0.48" every 1.5 days |
0.37" every 1 days |
18" 0.52 AMD |
X | X | 0.64" every 4 days |
0.64" every 3 days |
0.53" every 2 days |
0.64" every 2 days |
0.75" every 2 days |
24" 0.70 AMD |
X | X | 0.80" every 5 days |
0.85" every 4 days |
0.80" every 3 days |
0.64" every 2 days |
0.75" every 2 days |
36" 1.05 AMD |
X | X | X | 1.3" every 6 days |
1.3" every 5 days |
1.3" every 4 days |
1.1" every 3 days |