Soil Texture
50-cm root zone
(vegetative or pre-flower
growth stages)
Total available water (mm)
Water required to replenish soil to field capacity at 50% allowable depletion (mm)
100-cm root zone
(flowering, fruit formation, and
maturation growth stages)
Total available water (mm)
Water required to replenish soil to field capacity at 40% allowable depletion (mm)
Loamy sand
57
28
114
46
Sandy loam
70
35
140
56
Loam
90
45
180
72
Sandy clay loam
76
38
152
61
Silt loam
100
50
200
80
Clay loam
100
50
200
80
Silty clay loam
110
55
220
88
Sandy clay
86
43
172
69
Silty clay
106
53
212
85
Clay
96
48
192
77