55
200 kPa) in T3. SMC values were obviously different
between treatments.
c) 23 August - the average SMC SMC was 20.10% (43%
of the available SMC, or a corresponding SMP of 69
kPa) in T1; 15.50% (17% of the available SMC, or 187
kPa) in T2 and 14.60% (12% of the available SMC, or
over 200 kPa - beyond measuring range) in T3. Both T2
and T3 showed the lowest SMC values.
Crop water stress index
The values of CWSI for the three occasions are shown in
Figure Two.
2n WKH ÀUVW RFFDViRn &:6, ZDV PRUH RU OHVV ViPiODU in 71
- 73 iUUiJDWiRn UHJiPH WUHDWPHnWV DURXnd 0.3 UHÁHFWinJ WKH
closeness between SMC values.
Table One: Average monthly values of air temperature (T) Evapotanspiration (Eto) Preticipation (P) and climatic
Zater GeÀcit :D Ior SreviouV ÀIt\ \earV
Month One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Average
T 0.13 1.28 4.51 9.63 15.28 19.65 22.06 21.89 18.14 13.13 7.83 2.82 11.36
Eto 16.3 20.8 35.2 57.9 95.4 121.0 136.8 123.9 85.2 52.3 26.0 17.0 787.5
P 29.0 26.0 34.7 27.3 39.0 41.0 30.0 32.0 33.7 33.0 31.0 25.5 382.2
WD 12.7 5.2 -0.5 -56.4 -56.4 -80.0 -106.8 -91.9 -51.5 -19.3 5.0 8.6 -405.5
Table Two: Average monthly values of air temperature (T) Evapotanspiration (Eto) Preticipation (P) and climatic
Zater GeÀcit :D GurinJ teVt \ear
Month One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Average
T -0.6 -2.8 6.0 13.5 18.6 22.9 26.2 24.5 20.0 16.0 9.1 1.0 12.9
Eto 11.2 18.0 50.6 92.8 115.5 162.7 166.6 128.0 83.0 46.9 18.3 10.0 903.8
P 71.6 11,4 11.9 24.6 110.3 3.6 10.4 22.80 5.9 33.0 16.2 69.7 391.4
WD 60.4 -6.6 -38.7 -68.2 -5.2 -159.1 -156.2 -105.2 -77.1 -13.9 -2.1 59.7 -512.2
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