Table 1 Soil water storage at 0–120 cm soil profile as influenced by manure management.
Years | Treatments | Soil water storage (mm) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sowing | Jointing stage | Big trumpet stage | Tasseling stage | Grain filling stage | Maturity stage | ||
2008 | Control | 271.4 ± 6.0a | 265.7 ± 6.2a | 274.2 ± 4.6a | 248.5 ± 2.1b | 231.8 ± 5.1c | 226.3 ± 2.3a |
Low manure | 273.2 ± 5.3a | 267.2 ± 4.8a | 276.9 ± 3.8a | 249.8 ± 2.8b | 238.2 ± 4.2c | 227.4 ± 3.1a | |
Medium manure | 275.3 ± 5.6a | 269.9 ± 5.1a | 279.6 ± 4.1a | 261.8 ± 2.6a | 264.0 ± 3.7b | 228.3 ± 2.6a | |
High manure | 283.0 ± 7.1a | 275.8 ± 5.8a | 279.8 ± 3.7a | 264.5 ± 3.1a | 284.1 ± 2.9a | 229.6 ± 3.3a | |
2009 | Control | 232.0 ± 7.1a | 269.7 ± 5.7a | 227.1 ± 2.8b | 180.6 ± 2.3b | 199.3 ± 3.1a | 228.1 ± 3.7a |
Low manure | 232.2 ± 7.4a | 271.6 ± 4.9a | 231.2 ± 3.1b | 181.0 ± 3.1b | 199.7 ± 3.5a | 229.4 ± 3.5a | |
Medium manure | 241.1 ± 6.6a | 272.2 ± 3.7a | 236.1 ± 4.6ab | 189.7 ± 2.8a | 202.3 ± 2.7a | 229.4 ± 2.9a | |
High manure | 244.6 ± 6.9a | 278.1 ± 5.2a | 244.0 ± 4.9a | 191.7 ± 3.3a | 203.6 ± 3.3a | 234.1 ± 3.2a | |
2010 | Control | 236.3 ± 3.1a | 242.5 ± 4.3a | 212.7 ± 2.9c | 212.0 ± 3.7b | 220.4 ± 2.8c | 265.3 ± 6.7a |
Low manure | 236.8 ± 3.7a | 244.5 ± 3.9a | 214.0 ± 3.1c | 218.0 ± 4.1b | 224.1 ± 3.3c | 267.5 ± 5.7a | |
Medium manure | 238.6 ± 4.1a | 245.6 ± 3.7a | 224.4 ± 2.7b | 245.9 ± 2.6a | 236.7 ± 4.1b | 271.7 ± 5.9a | |
High manure | 239.1 ± 2.7a | 249.9 ± 4.7a | 244.3 ± 3.5a | 247.5 ± 3.3a | 248.0 ± 3.7a | 277.5 ± 6.3a | |
