Recommended irrigation schedule for wheat under Indian condition is:

Correct option is A

1. CRI (Crown Root Initiation) – 20–25 DAS
2. Tillering/Jointing (optional)
3. Booting
4. Flowering/Heading
5. Dough stage
Most critical: CRI > Flowering > Dough.
Why other options are wrong
· (b) Wheat has no panicle stage (rice term).
· (c) Heading–maturity misses the critical booting stage.
· (d) Two irrigations are highly insufficient for wheat.