Table 2.
The depth of water in the field and top soil salinity (0–15 cm depth) at the two salt sensitive growth stages of rice (early seedling and reproductive stages) during the wet and dry seasons. Values are averages across seasons and years during 2008–2014.
| Sensitive growth stages of rice | Wet season (Kharif) |
Dry season (Rabi) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth of field water (cm) |
Soil salinity (ECe, dS m−1) |
Soil salinity (ECe, dS m−1) |
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| Range | Mean ± SE | Range | Mean ± SE | Range | Mean± SE | |
| Early seedling | 26.0–37.0 | 31.4 ± 0.60 | 4.10–5.80 | 4.58 ± 0.11 | 3.80–5.60 | 4.45 ± 0.11 |
| Reproductive | 27.0–42.0 | 33.2 ± 1.00 | 1.80–2.80 | 2.05 ± 0.06 | 4.90–6.90 | 5.73 ± 0.11 |