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. 2023 May 8;9(5):e16105. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16105

Table 2.

Row crops water requirements.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Eto (mm/day) 3.61 4.45 6.6 6.97 7.2 6.97 6.4 7.22 6.97 7.23 3.27 2.04
Kc 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Crop water requirements (mm/day) 2.5 3.1 4.6 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.5 5.1 4.9 5.1 2.3 1.4
Irrigation Efficiency % 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70%
Canopy factor 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Application Rate mm/hour 3.98 3.98 3.98 3.98 3.98 3.98 3.98 3.98 3.98 3.98 3.98 3.98
No. of Zones 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
Operation time (hrs/day) 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.2
Total operational time hours 2.5 3.1 4.6 4.9 5.1 4.9 4.5 5.1 4.9 5.1 2.3 1.4
Flow rate (lps) 14.16 14.16 14.16 14.16 14.16 14.16 14.16 14.16 14.16 14.16 14.16 14.16
Monthly volume requirement (m3/h) 3890 4782 7107 7500 7750 7500 6883 7570 7500 7573 3522 2196