Performance Evaluation of Sesame under Regulated Deficit Irrigation Application in the Low Land of Western Gondar, Ethiopia

Table 3

Sesame crop parameters used for crop water estimation.

	Growth stage
	Initial	Developed	Mid	Late	Total
Depletion fraction ()	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.45
Crop coefficient (Kc)	0.6	0.85	1.1	0.25
Growth stage (days)	20	30	40	20	110

Source: Allen et al. (1998).