Table 1 Physical properties of soil used in the simulation.

From: Modelling crop growth and soil hydrothermal regimes under conservation agriculture using APSIM-wheat

Treatment

Soil depth (cm)

Sand (%)

Silt (%)

Clay

(%)

LL (m3 m-3)

DUL

(m3 m-3)

SAT

(m3 m-3)

BD

(Mg m-3)

ZT + R

0–15

64.1

17.8

18.2

10.15

24.54

0.46

1.44

15–30

65.2

11.2

23.6

9.9

23.66

0.42

1.54

30–45

63.9

10.1

26.2

9.79

21.16

0.38

1.65

45–60

64.8

10.5

25.1

9.1

22.78

0.4

1.59

CT + R

0–15

64.7

17.4

17.9

10.13

26.05

0.43

1.50

15–30

64.6

10.9

24.5

9.82

22.11

0.38

1.65

30–45

65.4

10.5

24.1

9.78

19.98

0.36

1.69

45–60

65.1

11.5

23.4

9.53

21.5

0.39

1.61

  1. ZT + R-Zero tillage with residue retention, CT + R- conventional tillage with residue incorporation, LL- water content at lower limit, DUL- water content at drained upper limit, SAT-water content at saturation, BD-bulk density.
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