Table 3.
Mean values ± SE for LAI, daily evapotranspiration (ETa), and daily transpiration (T) assessed by remote sensing imagery for each flight date and for each water input treatment.
| Irrigation treatment | April 4th | April 30th | May 22nd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | |
| LAI | ||||||
| 100%ETc | 1.66 ± 0.03c | 1.24–2.18 | 3.87 ± 0.05a | 2.46–5.11 | 3.80 ± 0.07a | 2.10–5.29 |
| 50%ETc | 1.84 ± 0.02b | 1.47–2.37 | 3.23 ± 0.05b | 2.48–4.21 | 2.66 ± 0.06b | 1.72–3.73 |
| Rainfed | 2.03 ± 0.04a | 1.11–2.61 | 2.05 ± 0.04c | 1.33–2.98 | 1.01 ± 0.03b | 0.51–1.72 |
| ETa (mm/day) | ||||||
| 100%ETc | 4.88 ± 0.04c | 4.11–5.77 | 6.80 ± 0.03a | 6.00–7.22 | 7.15 ± 0.07a | 4.79–7.66 |
| 50%ETc | 5.41 ± 0.03b | 4.72–6.04 | 6.41 ± 0.04a | 5.43–7.03 | 5.53 ± 0.09b | 3.49–7.15 |
| Rainfed | 5.66 ± 0.06a | 4.63–6.95 | 4.74 ± 0.08b | 3.05–5.85 | 3.78 ± 0.03c | 3.15–4.69 |
| T (mm/day) | ||||||
| 100%ETc | 2.45 ± 0.02c | 2.06–2.89 | 4.45 ± 0.03a | 3.98–5.01 | 5.47 ± 0.06a | 3.90–6.68 |
| 50%ETc | 2.56 ± 0.02b | 2.23–2.92 | 4.49 ± 0.03a | 3.93–5.03 | 4.55 ± 0.08b | 3.38–6.30 |
| Rainfed | 2.67 ± 0.03a | 1.86–3.03 | 3.73 ± 0.06b | 2.68–4.89 | 2.06 ± 0.05c | 1.01–3.30 |
Means within columns and trait with different letters are significantly different for a Tukey test at P < 0.05.