Table 4 The effect of three irrigation water regimes; total water applied (TWA in Mm) on total biomass (leaves plus tubers in kg ha− 1), Aboveground total biomass (kg ha− 1), Aboveground edible biomass (kg ha− 1), Water use efficiency (kg ha− 1mm− 1) and Harvest Index (%) of fodder radish during 2021/22 and 2022/23 winter seasons.

From: Water use efficiency (WUE) and nutrient concentration of selected fodder radish (Raphanus sativus L.) genotypes for sustainable diets

Genotype

Water regime

Season

TWA

Total biomass

Above ground biomass

Above-ground edible biomass

Water use efficiency

Harvest index

LINE 2

W1

2021/22

305

1030.12 ± 99.68a

2352.67 ± 311.62a

668.94 ± 276.23a

3.37 ± 0.33b

46.45 ± 18.64b

W2

2021/22

220

1036.68 ± 102.25a

2490.25 ± 550.35a

603.79 ± 400.96a

4.71 ± 0.46a

22.60 ± 11.57c

W3

2021/22

180

411.026 ± 39.84b

1204.83 ± 262.97b

467.91 ± 246.12b

2.28 ± 0.22c

59.64 ± 9.49a

W1

2022/23

366

1196.77 ± 130.58a

2824.77 ± 579.13a

972.28 ± 261.56a

3.27 ± 0.36b

34.44 ± 7.14b

W2

2022/23

245

1227.73 ± 340.74a

2025.27 ± 127.70b

997.31 ± 72.13a

5.08 ± 0.67a

50.06 ± 6.69a

W3

2022/23

188

346.27 ± 32.52b

955.57 ± 34.44c

495.63 ± 185.08b

1.84 ± 0.17c

51.01 ± 17.45a

ENDURANCE

W1

2021/22

305

878.05 ± 195.44a

2428.95 ± 680.05a

1018.19 ± 9.81b

2.88 ± 0.64b

56.92 ± 8.18a

W2

2021/22

220

943.90 ± 279.13a

2524.73 ± 703.95a

1053.62 ± 10.27a

4.29 ± 1.27a

36.19 ± 6.26b

W3

2021/22

180

324.04 ± 22.59b

789.45 ± 110.55b

251.59 ± 24.24c

1.80 ± 0.13c

32.07 ± 1.42b

W1

2022/23

366

739.11 ± 63.16a

2487.43 ± 105.72b

914.35 ± 233.37b

1.82 ± 0.03a

67.20 ± 4.10a

W2

2022/23

245

820.03 ± 43.64a

2755.3 ± 596.05a

1161.38 ± 92.30a

1.78 ± 0.02a

61.60 ± 2.91a

W3

2022/23

188

344.97 ± 23.92b

1059.27 ± 490.75c

426.55 ± 96.20c

1.51 ± 0.02b

32.88 ± 1.77b

  1. a, b,c Means and SE in the column row with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.005) and (P < 0.001) within a season, (RGR, mg mg− 1 day− 1), of two fodder radish genotypes ENDURANCE and LINE 2 with W1 (well-watered), W2 (moderate stress) and W3 (severe water stress), Total water applied (TWA in mm).