Table 1.

Average of soil water content and estimated water uptake fraction for each side of the pot (right and left) of fixed and alternated PRD tomato plants

Soil water content θ (g g–1)
Irrigation treatment	Right side	Left side	P-value
PRD-Fixed	0.30±0.05	0.14±0.01	< 0.0001
PRD-Alternated 2 h	0.22±0.04	0.32±0.06	< 0.0001
PRD-Alternated 6 h	0.18±0.02	0.31±0.08	< 0.0001
Estimated water-uptake fraction
Irrigation treatment	Right side	Left side	P-value
PRD-Fixed	0.98±0.02	0.02±0.02	< 0.0001
PRD-Alternated 2 h	0.28±0.18	0.72±0.18	< 0.0001
PRD-Alternated 6 h	0.10±0.08	0.90±0.08	< 0.0001

Data are means ±SE (n=12).