Table 1.
Experimental scheme.
| Treatments | Design range of soil moisture in different growth stages (% FC) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedling | Budding | Flowering | Maturity | |
| WD1 | 65–75 | 75–85 | 75–85 | 65–75 |
| WD2 | 65–75 | 75–85 | 75–85 | 55–65 |
| WD3 | 55–65 | 75–85 | 75–85 | 65–75 |
| WD4 | 55–65 | 75–85 | 75–85 | 55–65 |
| WD5 | 45–55 | 75–85 | 75–85 | 65–75 |
| WD6 | 45–55 | 75–85 | 75–85 | 55–65 |
| CK | 75–85 | 75–85 | 75–85 | 75–85 |
WD1, mild water deficit at seedling and maturity; WD2, mild water deficit at seedling and moderate water deficit at maturity; WD3, moderate water deficit at seedling and mild water deficit at maturity; WD4, moderate water deficit at seedling and maturity; WD5, severe water deficit at seedling and mild water deficit at maturity; WD6, severe water deficit at seedling and moderate water deficit at maturity; CK, full irrigation during the whole growth period.