Water Management in Horticultural Crops (1+1)

Classification of consumptive use of water

Daily consumptive use

• The amount of water consumptively used during 24 hour period is called the daily consumptive use.
Peak period consumptive use

• The average daily consumptive use during a few days (usually 6 to 10 days) of the highest consumptive use in a season is called the peak period consumptive use.
Seasonal consumptive use
• The amount of water consumptively used by a crop during the entire growing season or crop period is called the seasonal consumptive use.