
AgriMet Crop Coefficients: Grass Hay (Peak)
Growth
Stage (%) |
Crop
Coefficient |
Growth Stage Indicators
|
0 | 0.60 | Break Dormancy |
10 | 0.69 | |
20 | 0.78 | |
30 | 0.85 | |
40 | 0.88 | |
50 | 0.92 | |
60 | 0.95 | Full Canopy |
70 | 0.96 | |
80 | 0.96 | |
90 | 0.96 | |
100 | 0.96 | Heading |
110 | 0.95 | |
120 | 0.93 | |
130 | 0.92 | |
140 | 0.90 | |
150 | 0.89 | |
160 | 0.87 | |
170 | 0.86 | |
180 | 0.84 | |
190 | 0.83 | |
200 | 0.81 | Killing Frost |
Curve developed by ARS research on lysimeter plots, Kimberly, Idaho 1990.
Note: Grass Hay-Peak is the ET for full cover fescue grass. It represents the peak daily consumptive use for grass regrown to full cover after any harvests.
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