Fig. 4.

Box plots of simulated extra water uptake (mm) of cultivars with either modified root systems and/or were sown early relative to the standard cultivar sown in the conventional window at eight sites varying in climate and soil type. Simulations were either reset annually (white) or run continuously (shaded) so that the legacy of crop history affected soil water content. Median (black line), mean (circle), 25th and 75th percentile (box), 10th and 90th percentile (whisker) are presented for 100 years of simulation.