Question Bank • QB_IDE_SWP_003 NAT • 2 Marks

Section 5: Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Soil-Water-Plant Relationship

Subtopic: Consumptive use and evapotranspiration

Question Statement:

During the reproductive peak stage of a maize crop, reference crop evapotranspiration is measured as $ET_0 = 6.0\text{ mm/day}$. The crop coefficient for maize at this stage is $K_c = 1.15$. The actual crop evapotranspiration ($ET_c = K_c \times ET_0$) in $\text{mm/day}$ is ________ (round off to 2 decimal places).

Answer Key:

6.90

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

From the standard crop coefficient relationship: $ET_c = K_c \times ET_0$ Given: • $K_c = 1.15$ • $ET_0 = 6.0\text{ mm/day}$ $ET_c = 1.15 \times 6.0 = 6.90\text{ mm/day}$
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