Comparative Study of Irrigation Scheduling for Mustard Crop using Climatological Method and CROPWAT Model

Mustard is an important oilseed crop of India grown in Rabi season. India is the fourthlargest contributor of oilseeds and mustard contributes about 28.6% in total oilseeds production (Agriculture statistics, department of agriculture and farmer welfare, Government of India 2018). Due to scarcity and unavailability of irrigation water, Production of Mustard is lesser than average production of the country. The average yield of 646 kg/ha of Jharkhand as against the country's average yield 1156 kg/ha (Agriculture statistics, department of agriculture and farmer welfare Government of India, 2018). The knowledge of crop water requirement is an important practical International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 12 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com