Table 2 Cumulative inflow and water-saving under different tillage, residue, irrigation and nitrogen management treatments.

From: Water budgeting in conservation agriculture-based sub-surface drip irrigation in tropical maize using HYDRUS-2D in South Asia

Treatmentsa

Crop duration (113 days)

Irrigation water applied (mm)

Irrigation water saving (%)

Plots with furrow irrigation

240

–

Plots with subsurface drip irrigation

140

41.6

Treatments

Cumulative inflow (mm)

Total water loss (%)

PBWOR-SSD-N0

491.2

49.88

PBWR-SSD-N0

491.2

46.45

PBWOR-SSD-N120

491.2

47.29

PBWR-SSD-N120

491.2

45.09

PBWOR-SSD-N150

491.2

45.76

PBWR-SSD-150N

491.2

40.94

CTWOR-Furrow-N120

551.2

54.06

PBWR-Furrow-N120

551.2

55.88

  1. aFor treatment detail please see Table 4.
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