Critical Stages of Irrigation in Different Crops - AgriBooks

Critical Stages of Irrigation in Different Crops – AgriBooks

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Critical stage of irrigation: This is the stage of irrigation at which the plant needs maximum water, if water is not given to the plant at this stage, the plant dies, called critical stage of irrigation.

Important Critical Stages of Crops are mentioned below:

Crops	Critical Irrigation Stages
Rice	Initial tillering, flowering
Wheat	Most critical stage: Crown root initiation, tillering, jointing, booting, flowering, milk and dough stages
Pulses	Flowering and podding.
Peas	Pre bloom stage.
Berseem	After each cutting.
Gram	Pre flowering and flowering.
Pigeonpea	Flower initiation, pod filling.
Sorghum	Initial seedling, pre flowering, flowering, grain formation.
Barley	Boot stage, dough stage
Maize	Early vegetative, taselling and silking stage.
Groundnut	Flowering, Pegging, and Pod filling
Sesames	Flowering and Ripening
Sun flower	Before flowering and after flowering
Soybean	Flowering stage, Dough Stage
Mustard	Before Flowering, pod filling
Linseed	Before Flowering, pod filling
Sugarcane	Germination, Tailoring Stage, growth stage
Cotton	Sympodial branching and square formation stage, Flowering and fruiting stage, Peak boll formation, Boll development and boll opening stage
Tobacco	Immediately after transplanting and knee stage.
Citrus	Fruit setting and enlargement stage.
Banana	Early vegetative period, flowering and yield formation.
Tomato	From the commencement of fruit set.
Potato	Tuber initiation to tuber maturity.
Cabbage	Head formation until become firm.
Carrot	Root enlargement.