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Table 3 Seasonal evapotranspiration and seed yields after the irrigation seasons

From: Impact of water stress on radiation interception and radiation use efficiency of Soybeans (Glycine max L. Merr.) in Nigeria

Treatment label

Seed yield (t ha−1)

Irrigation water (mm)

Seasonal water use (mm)

WPseed (kg ha−1 mm−1)

IWPseed (kg ha−1 mm−1)

Harvest index (HI) (%)

2013 season

 1. T1111

3.11 ± 0.77a

262

523 ± 2.00a

5.95

11.9

61.3 ± 2.9abc

 2. T0111

2.82 ± 0.29a

202

463 ± 1.57d

6.09

14.0

65.9 ± 1.6a

 3. T1011

2.32 ± 0.26ab

219

480 ± 2.00c

5.11

11.2

62.4 ± 5.5ab

 4. T1101

1.81 ± 0.40b

204

465 ± 0.50d

3.89

8.9

56.0 ± 3.0c

 5. T1110

2.31 ± 0.35ab

234

495 ± 1.20b

4.66

9.9

59.6 ± 1.3bc

2013/2014 season

 1. T1111

1.52 ± 0.28a

457

507 ± 2.12a

3.00

3.32

63.9 ± 7.8a

 2. T0111

1.09 ± 0.30ab

431

481 ± 2.12b

2.26

2.52

56.1 ± 4.6ab

 3. T1011

1.24 ± 0.29a

404

454 ± 3.54d

2.74

3.08

55.4 ± 3.2ab

 4. T1101

0.70 ± 0.03b

314

364 ± 0.71e

1.93

2.24

43.2 ± 12.5b

 5. T1110

1.17 ± 0.31ab

417

467 ± 1.41c

2.51

2.81

54.3 ± 6.5ab

  1. Values are mean ± SD from triplicates. Means of the yields, seasonal water use with the same letter is not significantly different at 5 % (p > 0.05) level based on Duncan multiple comparisons of means