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. 2021 Aug 18;9:e12005. doi: 10.7717/peerj.12005

Table 1. Summary of crop management of wheat, corn and cotton crops and the field physiological sampling activities in the 2017–2018 growing season.

Item Wheat Corn Cotton
Variety used Gallagher DKC64-69 DP1044
Day of planting 11/27/2017 3/7/2018 4/9/2018
Row spacing (cm) 19 102 102
# Plants/m 150 5.7 11
Precipitation received (mm) 126 89 121
Irrigation applied (mm) 83/62 330/229 362/273
Day of harvesting 5/14/2018 8/1/2018 8/15/2018
Yield (ka/ha) 4,712 7,912/5,746§ 1,225/878
NDVI/LWP measured 4/12/2018, 4/19/2018 6/7/2018, 6/11/2018 8/9/2018
Min/max air temperature (°C)$ 15.8/30.5, 17.4/25.1 24.8/35.0, 24.6/35.5 24.9/36.5
Days after planting (DAP) 136, 143 92, 96 113
Growth stage Grain-filling Grain-filling 70% Boll open

Notes:

Amount applied in the full and deficit irrigation treatment, respectively.

Grain yield under full irrigation.

§

Grain yield under full and deficit irrigation treatment, respectively.

Lint yield.

$

Hourly minimum/maximum temperature the ACS-430 Crop Circle sensor was exposed to during the measurement.