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Does ZT wheat require same number of irrigations as in conventional plowed fields?

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Does ZT wheat require same number of irrigations as in conventional plowed fields?

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The crop water requirements often do not change much with planting method and are determined by several factors including crop season evaporative water demands, crop growth and phenology and nature of the soils. For optimum crop yields, it is best to apply light and frequent irrigation. With flood irrigation method, the minimum water that can be applied in fields is about 5cm/ha .Therefore, with more efficient irrigation methods, number of irrigations can be increased such as to supply same total water in small parcels to increase water use efficiency.

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