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Irrigation

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I recently read a book, Botany for Gardners. In it I found information on how much a corn plant typical transpires in a given season. This got me to thinking about other plants. The book stated that a single corn plant will transpire 55 gallons of water throughout a growing season. In other words, seedling to harvest. In a typical growing season of 130 days, that translates to about 2.4 gal/day. Seems like a lot of water. Does anyone know if this kind of information exists for other plants? Futhermore, given environmental variables, heat, wind, cold, etc., could this be a guide to getting just the right amount of water to the plant for optimal growth and production without wasting any water?