Table 2 Different water management during rice growth stages.

From: Short-term effects of irrigation and nitrogen management on paddy soil carbon pools under deep placement of basal fertilizer nitrogen

Treatment

Seeding

Early tillering

Field tillering

Later tillering

Jointing and booting

Heading and flowering

Grain-filling

Yellow ripe

CI

0–3 cm

70% θs

70% θs

Drainage

80% θs

80% θs

70% θs

Naturally drying

FI

0–3 cm

0–5 cm

0–5 cm

Drainage

0–5 cm

0–5 cm

0–3 cm

Naturally drying

  1. θs is the saturated soil moisture content.