Table 2 Total surface runoff and interflow in the test plot under different rainfall intensity conditions.

From: Effects of tillage practices on water storage and soil conservation in red soil slope farmland in Southern China

Rainfall intensity (mm/min)

Rainfall duration (min)

PM

RT

DT

CT

Surface runoff (L)

Interflow (L)

Surface runoff (L)

Interflow (L)

Surface runoff (L)

Interflow (L)

Surface runoff (L)

Interflow (L)

0.94

60

24.08a

19.65c

2.44b

42.91bc

47.64a

0.51c

3.18b

51.70 a

1.15

60

22.45a

25.34b

1.47b

57.42a

56.21a

0.98c

1.46b

32.31b

2.35

60

130.50a

56.40b

7.63c

61.87b

122.90a

17.90c

53.50b

177.90a

2.61

60

128.80a

41.54c

20.82b

149.00a

191.90a

22.86d

11.70b

86.60b

Total

305.83b

142.93b

32.36c

311.2a

418.65a

42.25c

69.84c

348.51a

Proportion of surface runoff/ interflow

68.15%

31.85%

9.42%

90.58%

90.83%

9.17%

16.69%

83.31%

  1. Secondly, different lowercase letters indicate significant differences between tillage practices (p < 0.05).