Critical Stage of Irrigation

No.	Crop	Water Requirement	Critical Stage of Irrigation
1.	Wheat	Native Wheat :- 35 – 40 cm {37.5 cm (Each time 7 cm)} Mexican Wheat :- 40 – 60 cm	CRI Stage (after 21 days)
2.	Paddy	150 – 160 cm	Booting Stage (1 Week After Transplanting)
3.	Sugarcane	200 – 250 cm	Formative Stage (60 - 130 days after sowing)
4.	Cotton	Native Cotton :- 50 – 60 cm American Cotton :- 60 – 80 cm	Flowering Stage, At the time of boll making
5.	Groundnut	50 – 70 cm	Flowering Stage / Pegging Stage (after 55 days)
6.	Soybean	60 – 70 cm
7.	Potato	65 – 75 cm	At the time of tuber formation
8.	Sorghum	45 – 60 cm	Booting Stage
9.	Barley	20 – 25 cm	Booting Stage
10.	Chickpea	15 – 25 cm	At the time of flowering and pod formation
11.	Pulses Crop	40 – 50 cm	Flowering Stage
12.	Maize	Native Maize :- 40 – 50 cm Hybrid Maize :- 60 – 75 cm	Tasseling Stage (after 55 – 60 days)
13.	Chili	60 cm	Flowering Stage
14.	Tomato	40 cm	Fruiting Stage
15.	Carrot		At the time of carrot growth