Research Article
Effects of Subsurface Drip Irrigation on Water Consumption and Yields of Alfalfa under Different Water and Fertilizer Conditions
Table 6
Water consumption intensity levels of each crop of alfalfa during each growth stage.
| Treatment | Water consumption intensity levels (mm/d) (the first/second/third crop) | Seedling establishment stage | Jointing stage | Branching stage | Flowering stage | Average value |
| SF-1 | 1.99b/2.33e/1.84c | 2.29c/3.18c/1.97e | 2.34c/3.59b/2.21c | 2.23c/3.39b/1.90d | 2.21c/3.12c/1.98d | SF-2 | 2.12a/2.61d/2.08a | 2.51b/3.42b/2.41c | 2.47b/3.62b/2.48b | 2.46a/3.47b/2.24b | 2.39b/3.28b/2.30b | SF-3 | 2.09a/2.50d/2.04a | 2.49b/3.40b/2.35c | 2.43b/3.58b/2.37b | 2.28c/3.32b/2.20b | 2.32c/3.20c/2.24b | SF-4 | 2.02b/3.07b/1.99b | 2.30c/3.61a/2.27d | 2.32c/3.73a/2.29c | 2.21c/3.70a/2.16b | 2.21c/3.53a/2.18c | SF-5 | 2.15a/3.18a/2.14a | 2.48b/3.75a/2.58b | 2.53b/3.89a/2.63a | 2.52a/3.75a/2.45a | 2.42b/3.64a/2.45a | SF-6 | 2.06b/3.15a/2.14a | 2.46b/3.71a/2.45c | 2.47b/3.78a/2.51a | 2.41b/3.70a/2.39a | 2.35b/3.59a/2.37a | SF-7 | 2.12a/2.78c/1.94b | 2.38c/3.53b/2.22d | 2.39c/3.67b/2.24c | 2.29b/3.64a/2.12c | 2.29c/3.41b/2.13c | SF-8 | 2.18a/2.92b/2.13a | 2.56b/3.65a/2.55b | 2.69a/3.82a/2.59a | 2.46a/3.73a/2.42a | 2.47b/3.53a/2.42a | SF-9 | 2.17a/2.86c/2.12a | 2.51b/3.58a/2.43c | 2.53b/3.79a/2.48b | 2.36b/3.66a/2.35a | 2.39b/3.47a/2.35a | SF-10 | 2.17a/3.27a/2.08a | 2.98a/3.67a/2.77a | 2.72a/3.89a/2.28c | 2.55a/3.34b/2.04c | 2.61a/3.54a/2.29b |
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