Abstract
Controlled irrigation experiments were conducted for wheat grown in lysimeters having undisturbed soil profiles and protected from rainfall with transparent plexiglass roofs. Crop evapotranspiration during different crop growth stages and its relationships with Class A pan evaporation and soil water parameters were studied. The actual evapotranspiration during different crop growth stages was greatly influenced by amount and time of irrigation. The ratio of the maximum evapotranspiration and Class A pan evaporation increased linearly from germination to 46 days after sowing and remained constant at 1.45 from 46 to 76 days. Then the ratio decreased linearly towards the crop ripening. The actual evapotranspiration was equal to the maximum evapotranspiration up to the critical value of relative soil water, and then the actual evapotranspiration decreased at a very fast rate with further decrease in relative soil water. The critical value of the relative soil water varied from 0.65 to 0.84 during the crop growth-stage periods late tillering-heading and dough ripe-ripe, respectively.
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