Drought Tip: Managing Irrigated Corn during Drought

Publication Number: 8551

Length: 5 pp.

Language: English

ISBN-13: 978-1-60107-949-7

DOI: 10.3733/ucanr.8551

Author: MARK LUNDY

Inventory Type: PDF File

Not every crop responds to water deficiency in the same way; for corn, even small water deficits reduce productivity. This drought tip will help California growers of corn calculate the amount of water their crop requires under various conditions.

Drought Tip: Managing Irrigated Corn during Drought

When water is scarce, it is often better to accept a lower yield in order to achieve the greatest yield for the least amount of water. This feature of diminishing returns at high levels of productivity (less “crop per drop” of water applied as the yield improves) is true for many resources in agricultural systems.

But not every crop responds to water deficiency in the same way; unfortunately for growers of corn, even small deficiencies in water reduce overall productivity.

This free publication is available by download.

Part of a series of Drought Tips written and produced by the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources under an agreement with the California Department of Water Resources.

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