Table 5.

Micronutrients’ content and uptake as affected by irrigation regimes, anti-transpiration materials and their interaction over two growing seasons.

Irrigation Levels m3ha−1 (I)	Anti-Transpiration (A)	Micronutrients content (mg kg−1)			Micronutrient uptake (g ha−1)
		Fe	Mn	Zn	Fe	Mn	Zn
I1	A0	61.37 g	39.87e	27.00d	66.26 h	42.83 g	28.81 h
	A1	63.43 fg	42.37e	31.20bcd	95.52 fg	62.89f	46.66fgh
	A2	65.33cdefg	43.87bcde	32.17abcd	122.82ef	82.30e	62.01efg
	A3	67.47cdef	45.97bcd	34.20abc	153.92 cd	105.16d	77.89de
I2	A0	63.87efg	40.67e	29.53 cd	86.37gh	54.81 fg	39.79gh
	A1	65.73cdef	43.90bcde	33.53abcd	125.52de	84.21e	65.17ef
	A2	68.13bcd	46.53bc	34.67abc	170.01c	115.89 cd	86.41d
	A3	69.33bc	54.67a	34.97abc	224.44b	176.97b	113.17bc
I3	A0	64.20defg	42.10cde	32.53abcd	123.16ef	80.09e	62.69ef
	A1	68.13bcdf	47.53b	36.53ab	175.59c	123.14c	94.44 cd
	A2	72.13ab	52.63a	37.67ab	239.23b	174.48b	125.06b
	A3	75.10a	54.10a	38.43a	329.73a	236.67a	168.81a
Irrigation (I)	I1	64.40b	43.02c	31.14b	109.63c	73.29c	53.84c
	I2	66.77b	46.44b	33.18ab	151.58b	107.97b	76.13b
	I3	69.89a	49.09a	36.29a	217.18a	153.6a	112.75a
Anti-Transpiration (A)	A0	63.14c	40.88d	29.67b	91.93d	59.24d	43.76d
	A1	65.77b	44.60c	33.76a	132.54c	90.08c	68.76c
	A2	68.53a	47.68b	34.83a	177.35b	124.22b	91.16b
	A3	70.63a	51.58a	35.87a	236.03a	172.93a	119.96a
ANOVA	I	0.011	<0.001	0.059	0.001	<0.001	<0.001
	A	<0.001	<0.001	0.009	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
	I × A	0.509	0.112	0.999	<0.001	<0.001	0.031

Notes: 1. Anti-transpiration sources: A₀, A₁, A₂ and A₃ are; Non-Treated, Tryptophan, Potassium Silicate and Chitosan used as foliar spray, respectively. 2. Irrigation regimes: I₁, I₂ and I₃ are; 2400, 3600 and 4800 m³ ha⁻¹ respectively.