Table 3 Water requirements per unit area of different crops in the most water-saving year in each county and district (unit: m3/ha).

From: Impacts of planting structure adjustment on water saving in the Shiyang River Basin of Arid Region

 

Vegetables

Wheat

Corn

Oil-bearing crops

Tubers

Fruit

Cotton

Yongchang

5879.83

5627.56

5505.76

5215.55

4647.53

3671.72

Liangzhou

5425.01

5102.68

4977.52

5061.54

4127.37

3317.49

Gulang

6043.22

5820.51

5562.20

5131.80

4578.60

3644.12

Minqin

6646.33

6323.99

6224.72

5785.68

5202.60

4126.67

3701.07