| Crop | Critical stages with respect to irrigation |
|---|---|
| Wheat | CRI + Flowering |
| Rice | Early tillering and flowering |
| Potato | Sprouting and tuberization |
| Maize | Tasseling and silking |
| Cotton | Pre-flowering and boll formation |
| Sugarcane | Sprouting |
| Groundnut | Flowering and pod development |
| Mustard | Flowering |