Table 2.
Crop species | Water use | WUE (kg ha−1 mm−1) |
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Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) | 697–809 | 3.96–5.25 |
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) | 582–856 | 0.09–0.11 |
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) | 150–340 | 1.90–3.60 |
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) | 78–258 | 0.11–0.20 |
Faba bean (Vicia faba) | 101–261 | 1.7–12.5 |
White lupine (Lupinus albus) | 178–272 | 21–8.5 |
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) | 450–650 | 12.4–13.4 |
Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) | 450–650 | 5.1–10.4 |
Tef (Eragrostis tef) | 450–550 | 4.2–11.2 |
Maize (Zea mays L.) | 500–800 | 3.2–5.7 |