Irrigation Rationalization Boosts Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Yield and Reduces Rust Incidence under Arid Conditions

Table 6

The relationship between the irrigation treatments and water characteristics of wheat.

Water treatments/water characteristics	Irrigation mm	ETa mm	IWUE (kg/m^3)	WUE (kg/m^3)	Eamid (%)	Eaend (%)	Saving water (%)
(1) (80%)	322	433^d	0.79^a	0.59^a	51.2^b	57.1^b	43
(2) (70%)	282	389^f	0.74^ab	0.53^a	54.6^a	59.6^a	50
(3) (100%)	403	513^b	0.72^ab	0.57^a	43.2^c	46.9^c	28
(4) 3 irrigations ()	213	314^g	0.55^bc	0.37^ab	31.8^f	32.7^g	62
(5) 4 irrigations ()	314	425^e	0.58^bc	0.43^ab	33.8^e	36.1^f	44
(6) 5 irrigations ()	346	451^c	0.63^b	0.48^ab	33.7^e	45.0^d	38
(7) Control ()	566	689^a	0.39^c	0.32^b	37.8^d	41.5^e	—

The similar letters mean that treatments do not have significant differences; is change in soil water storage.