Crop Type:
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 Permanent

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Approximate Irrigation Depth as per FAO

	Shallow Rooting Crops	Medium Rooting Crops	Deep Rooting Crops
Shallow /Sandy Soil	15 mm	30 mm	40 mm
Loamy Soil	20 mm	40 mm	60 mm
Clayey Soil	30 mm	50 mm	70 mm

Approximate Root Depth of the Major Field Crops

Rooting Depth	Crops
Shallow (30-60 cm)	Crucifers (cabbage, cauliflower, etc.), celery, lettuce, onions, pineapple, potatoes, spinach, other vegetables except beets, carrots, cucumber.
Medium (50-100 cm)	Bananas, beans, beets, carrots, clover, cacao, cucumber, groundnuts, palm trees, peas, pepper, sisal, soybeans, sugarbeet, sunflower, tobacco, tomatoes.
Deep (90-150 cm)	Alfalfa, barley, citrus, cotton, dates, deciduous orchards, flax, grapes, maize, melons, oats, olives, safflower, sorghum, sugarcane, sweet potatoes, wheat.