Table 4 Input data of study sites for model calibration.
Parameters | High Rainfall | Low rainfall | Irrigated |
|---|---|---|---|
Pullman | Lind | Moses Lake | |
Input Data | |||
Planting date | 15-Oct | 1st Sept | 1st Sept |
Seed rate (kg ha−1) | 110 | 60 | 106 |
Plant population (plants m−2) | 200 | 150 | 200 |
Fertilizer rate (Kg ha−1) | 160–200 | 110–150 | 150–250 |
Row to row distance (cm) | 25–30 | 40 to 55 | 40 to 55 |
Emergence | 22-Oct | 8-Sep | 8-Sep |
Winter dormancy | December to March | December to March | December to March |
Spring green up | March | March | March |
End Vegetative | 6-Jun | 18-May | 18-May |
Flowering | 11-Jun | 23-May | 23-May |
Begin GF | 4-Jul | 10-Jun | 10-Jun |
Begin Senescence | 9th July | 15-Jun | 15-Jun |
Maturity | 3rd August | 10th July | 10th July |
Harvesting | 14-Aug | 19th July | 19th July |
Leaf area index (LAI) | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Kernels per spike | 40–50 | 30–38 | 40–50 |
Spikes per m2 | 400–600 | 275–300 | 400–600 |
Thousand kernel weight | 45–55 gm | 38–40 gm | 45–55 gm |
Biomass (Kg ha−1) | 15879 | 7729 | 20577 |
Grain Yield (Kg ha−1) | 6779 | 2870 | 8916 |
Soil depth | Initial soil water (mm mm −1 ) | ||
0–0.1 m | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
0.1–0.2 m | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.13 |
0.2–0.3 m | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.15 |
0.3–0.4 m | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
0.4–0.5 m | 0.2 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
0.5–0.7 m | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
0.7–1.0 m | 0.2 | 0.13 | 0.16 |
1.0–1.5 m | 0.2 | 0.14 | 0.16 |
