The Argentine pampas plain is being affected by flooding due to excessive rainfall in recent years and rotations with low water consumption. You need to change in the current crop systems to increase water consumption to balance the water balance and reduce the depth of the water table.
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Which crop systems are the ones that use the most water?
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John Wick
Rice could be one of the most water demanding crops. But it depends on variety, soil type and growing season. There are upland rice varieties grown under rainfed conditions and there are rice varieties that grow quickly as flood water goes up.
avery
The crop systems of the Argentinean pompano region are based on soybeans, maize and wheat mainly. The soils are sandy loam with a water table between 1 and 2 m depth. We are planning to intensify rotation to increase water consumption by crops.
John Wick
Crop system depends on the water consumption for that first we have to find out the ET and individual crop water for each crop. Then according to the availability of water and area, you can think of crop rotation and planning.