Table 1.
Total soil moisture extracted (WU, mm) between sampling times (DAS) of (A) four lines (averaged across density) grown in the mild stress treatment; and (B) three lines grown in the severe stress treatment (HD and replicates 2 and 3 only)
| Line | Tiller group | WU (mm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FI–A | A–M | FI–M | ||||
| 31–53 DAS | 53–88 DAS | 88–144 DAS | 53–144 DAS | 31–144 DAS | ||
| (A) Mild stress | ||||||
| SsrT65 | R | 23 | 52 | 40 | 92 | 115 |
| SsrT16 | SR | 26 | 58 | 41 | 99 | 125 |
| Mean | tin | 25 | 55 | 41 | 96 | 120 |
| SsrW35 | W | 23 | 47 | 37 | 84 | 107 |
| Silverstar | W | 25 | 53 | 38 | 90 | 115 |
| Mean | W | 24 | 50 | 38 | 87 | 111 |
| Overall mean | 24 | 52 | 39 | 91 | 115 | |
| CV (%) | 22.9 | 22.5 | 25.3 | 20.1 | 17.9 | |
| (B) Severe stress | ||||||
| SsrT65 | R | 33 | 57 | 30 | 87 | 120 |
| SsrW35 | W | 33 | 68 | 25 | 93 | 126 |
| Silverstar | W | 26 | 54 | 25 | 78 | 106 |
| Mean | 30 | 60 | 27 | 86 | 117 | |
| CV (%) | 7.7 | 21.3 | 37.5 | 18.0 | 22.9 | |
CV, coefficient of variation; FI, floral initiation; A, anthesis; M, maturity.