Table 1 Rainfall and crop water requirement (CWR) amount at different growth phase under varying transplanting dates during T. Aman 2013–2015 in Kushtia
From: Early transplanting of rainfed rice minimizes irrigation demand by utilizing rainfall
Transplanting date | Vegetative phase | Reproductive phase | Ripening phase | Seasonal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rainfall (mm) | CWR (mm) | Rainfall (mm) | CWR (mm) | Rainfall (mm) | CWR (mm) | Rainfall (mm) | CWR (mm) | |
2013 | ||||||||
10-Jul | 461 | 301 | 216 | 118 | 95 | 98 | 772 | 517 |
17-Jul | 456 | 282 | 202 | 115 | 95 | 100 | 753 | 496 |
24-Jul | 442 | 273 | 217 | 111 | 71 | 99 | 730 | 483 |
31-Jul | 331 | 264 | 278 | 102 | 10 | 97 | 620 | 463 |
07-Aug | 269 | 246 | 288 | 101 | 0 | 98 | 558 | 444 |
14-Aug | 387 | 231 | 133 | 99 | 0 | 84 | 521 | 426 |
2014 | ||||||||
10-Jul | 532 | 299 | 86 | 140 | 27 | 108 | 644 | 547 |
17-Jul | 492 | 288 | 112 | 135 | 0 | 109 | 605 | 531 |
24-Jul | 539 | 288 | 44 | 129 | 0 | 106 | 583 | 522 |
31-Jul | 527 | 279 | 27 | 126 | 0 | 102 | 553 | 507 |
07-Aug | 449 | 258 | 27 | 122 | 0 | 101 | 476 | 481 |
14-Aug | 372 | 230 | 27 | 116 | 0 | 91 | 399 | 437 |
2015 | ||||||||
10-Jul | 716 | 260 | 87 | 126 | 38 | 103 | 841 | 488 |
17-Jul | 597 | 253 | 88 | 125 | 24 | 101 | 709 | 478 |
24-Jul | 443 | 251 | 77 | 123 | 1 | 95 | 521 | 469 |
31-Jul | 399 | 250 | 58 | 121 | 1 | 90 | 458 | 462 |
07-Aug | 272 | 238 | 58 | 119 | 1 | 88 | 331 | 445 |
14-Aug | 269 | 210 | 58 | 109 | 1 | 75 | 328 | 394 |