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Critical stages of crops for soil moisture (Moisture sensitive period)
- It can be defined as the period of growth when plants are more sensitive to need or storage of water.
- To obtain maximum yield, irrigation has to be scheduled at those stages.
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Crops |
Moisture Sensitive Periods |
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Rice |
Panicle initiation, heading and flowering |
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Maize |
Tasseling, Silking and Early grain formation |
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Wheat |
CRI stage, Shooting and Heading |
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Potato |
Tuber initiation to tuber maturity |
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Soyabean |
Flowering and seed formation |