Which of the following crops requires maximum water per hectare for production?

🔑Key Points:
Sugarcane crops needs maximum water per hectare.
The crop water need or crop evapotranspiration consists of transpiration by the plant and evaporation from the soil and plant surface.
The water need of a crop thus consists of transpiration plus evaporation.
Therefore, the crop water need is also called "evapotranspiration".

🔴Additional Information::

• APPROXIMATE VALUES OF SEASONAL CROP WATER NEEDS:
Alfalfa: 800-1600 mm
Banana: 1200-2200 mm
Barley/Oats/Wheat: 450-650 mm
Bean: 300-500 mm
Cabbage: 350-500 mm
Citrus: 900-1200 mm
Cotton: 700-1300 mm
Maize: 500-800 mm
Melon: 400-600 mm
Onion: 350-550 mm
Peanut: 500-700 mm
Pea: 350-500 mm
Pepper: 600-900 mm
Potato: 500-700 mm
Rice (paddy): 450-700 mm
Sorghum/Millet: 450-650 mm
Soybean: 450-700 mm
Sugarbeet: 550-750 mm
Sugarcane: 1500-2500 mm
Sunflower: 600-1000 mm
Tomato: 400-800 mm