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Table 3 (continued)Potential900 mmAvailable Case750 mmAvailable Case600 mmAvailable Case450 mmAvailable Case300 mmAvailable CaseET c in Irri. Applied Irri. Applied Irri. Applied Irri. Applied Irri. AppliedDate Period Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount(mm) (% ET c ) (mm) (% ET c ) (mm) (% ET c ) (mm) (% ET c ) (mm) (% ET c ) (mm)Aug. 1-15 111 100 111 100 111 90 100 60 67 25 28Aug. 16-31 109 75 82 60 65 50 54 60 65 50 54Sept. 1-15 90 75 67 60 54 50 45 25 22 25 22Sept. 16-30 72 75 54 60 43 50 36 25 18 25 18Oct. 1-15 55 25 14 60 33 50 27 25 14 0 0Oct. 16-31 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 1242 909 746 595 458 298Irrigations 33* 24 20 16 12 8* The grower would keep track of cumulative amounts to be applied with RDI scenarios. When they total 37 mm (the amountapplied by the microsprinklers in 24 hrs in this example), he irrigates. Thus, there would be one irrigation in the first week of Aprilwith full water supply but with 300 mm available case, first irrigation would not be until the first week of May.ALMOND 373