Table 3 Effects of tillage methods on crop yield and WUE of winter wheat and spring maize.
From: Improving soil water dynamics and crop productivity through conservation tillage in arid regions
Crop | Treament | Grain (Partical Size) | 1000-grain)/ 100-grain wt(g) | Yield (kg/hm2) | Water consumption (mm) | WUE (kg/mm·hm2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winter wheat | NN | 26.53 ± 0.94ab | 41.67 ± 0.76a | 4965.87 ± 23.21ab | 338.53 ± 7.31b | 14.67 ± 0.83ab |
SS | 26.15 ± 0.54ab | 42.45 ± 1.03a | 4789.35 ± 8.98b | 316.90 ± 9.24b | 15.11 ± 0.54a | |
NS | 27.65 ± 1.21a | 41.95 ± 0.91a | 4997.03 ± 12.65a | 346.44 ± 2.45a | 14.42 ± 0.69ab | |
CC | 25.78 ± 0.79b | 40.39 ± 1.31b | 4543.95 ± 13.65c | 318.72 ± 9.68b | 14.26 ± 1.21b | |
Spring maize | NN | 437.77 ± 7.98c | 33.34 ± 1.98a | 7314.87 ± 22.12ab | 383.34 ± 3.24a | 19.08 ± 0.69ab |
SS | 461.77 ± 10.21a | 34.58 ± 0.95a | 7894.40 ± 19.45b | 340.51 ± 2.54b | 23.18 ± 0.78a | |
NS | 451.10 ± 6.35b | 35.14 ± 1.21a | 8091.54 ± 23.65a | 340.81 ± 3.63b | 23.74 ± 0.56a | |
CC | 444.73 ± 3.69ab | 32.87 ± 1.42b | 6816.34 ± 15.21c | 377.06 ± 1.05ab | 18.08 ± 1.02b |
