Table 2 Effective rainfall (ER) and irrigation demand (ID) amount at different growth stages 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ER (mm) | ID (mm) | ER (mm) | ID (mm) | ER (mm) | ID (mm) | ER (mm) | ID (mm) | |
2013 | ||||||||
10-Jul | 358 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 48 | 50 | 524 | 0 |
17-Jul | 350 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 29 | 71 | 494 | 3 |
24-Jul | 349 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 461 | 22 |
31-Jul | 344 | 0 | 84 | 18 | 0 | 97 | 428 | 35 |
07-Aug | 335 | 0 | 80 | 21 | 0 | 98 | 415 | 30 |
14-Aug | 320 | 0 | 55 | 44 | 0 | 92 | 386 | 22 |
2014 | ||||||||
10-Jul | 435 | 0 | 78 | 62 | 27 | 81 | 539 | 8 |
17-Jul | 435 | 0 | 75 | 60 | 0 | 109 | 510 | 22 |
24-Jul | 391 | 0 | 77 | 52 | 0 | 106 | 467 | 55 |
31-Jul | 356 | 0 | 58 | 67 | 0 | 102 | 414 | 93 |
07-Aug | 333 | 0 | 43 | 80 | 0 | 101 | 376 | 105 |
14-Aug | 317 | 0 | 27 | 89 | 0 | 91 | 344 | 93 |
2015 | ||||||||
10-Jul | 467.3 | 0 | 81 | 45 | 31 | 71 | 580 | 0 |
17-Jul | 450.32 | 0 | 81 | 43 | 19 | 82 | 551 | 0 |
24-Jul | 428.9 | 0 | 82 | 41 | 1 | 94 | 512 | 0 |
31-Jul | 395.32 | 0 | 69 | 52 | 1 | 89 | 465 | 0 |
07-Aug | 366.41 | 0 | 59 | 60 | 1 | 87 | 426 | 19 |
14-Aug | 335.5 | 0 | 49 | 59 | 1 | 74 | 386 | 8 |