Fig. 4: Best-, average-, and worst- water usage scenarios demonstrate water savings when converting to chia cultivation.
From: Satellite observations indicate that chia uses less water than other crops in warm climates
Crops compared to chia are corn (a), alfalfa (b), and soybean (c). Water usage reduction is calculated with evapotranspiration. Maximum, minimum, and mean are derived as projections from an average across all fields considered for (a–c) chia (n = 40), (a) corn (n = 892), (b) alfalfa (n = 130), and (c) soybean (n = 815).
