Often called Evapotranspiration. The amount of water used by vegetative growth of a given area by transpiration and that evaporated from adjacent soil or intercepted precipitation on the plant foliage in any specified time (acre-feet/acre).
CROP CONSUMPTIVE USE (CROP REQUIREMENT)
Meaning of CROP CONSUMPTIVE USE (CROP REQUIREMENT) in English
Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012