The quantity of water that is absorbed by the crop and transpired or used directly in the building of plant tissue, together with that evaporated from the cropped area. Does not include runoff or deep percolation in support of the Crop Leaching Requirement.
CONSUMPTIVE WATER USE, IRRIGATION
Meaning of CONSUMPTIVE WATER USE, IRRIGATION in English
Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012