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Table 3
Accumulated water use by spring- and winter-planted chickpea at three locations in northern Syria, (mm, Germination-Maturity), 1980-81.
JINDIRESS
Treatment 2/1 22/1 4/2 5/3 22/3 8/4 26/4 11/5 1/6 14/6 Maturity Total Et. WUE WUE
date Germ. - Mat. (1) (2)
ILC 72 (Dense") 50 89 99 142 172 231 315 390 443 454 3/6/81 445 18.83 7.28
ILC 72 47 93 106 145 172 225 292 379 449 455 4/6/81 450 14.80 5.93
ILC 482 46 94 104 139 165 221 302 377 424 428 25/5/81 422 18.75 9.95
ILC 482 (SS) 48 93 107 145 163 204 231 294 384 413 14/6/81 413 7.97 4.55
E 49 91 119 185 250 324 410 496 617 744
Rainfall t 120 237 274 338 359 401 413 456 456 456
TEL HADYA
Treat ment 22/1 13/1 29/1 1/3 31/3 13,/4 30/4 19/5 2/6 11/6 Maturity Total Et. WUE WUE
date Germ. - Mat. (1) (2)
ILC 72 (Dense*)
ILC 72
ILC 482
17
17
18
48
51
52
71
73
74
110
108
108
159
152
151
189
180
173
259
250
244
299
296
299
317
313
311
319
316
311
3/6/81
1/6/81
25/5/81
317
311
311
12.21
10.16
11.42
4.35
4.28
6.73
ILC 482 (SS) 16 52 71 109 144 154 194 251 290 300 8/6/81 297 5.25 2.69
E.
Rainfall
26 59 82 158 281 350 477 623 775 989
t
70 158 189 247 298 305 325 351 357 357
BRIDA
Maturity Total Et. WUE WUE
Treatment 31/12 20/1 8/2 3/3 16/3 2/4 23/4 7/5 21/5 9/6 date Germ. - Mat. (1) (2)
ILC 72 (Dense*) 14 34 57 82 110 153 200 233 253 262 9/6/81 262 8.13 1.07
ILC 72 16 35 57 80 107 150 189 244 247 256 9/6/81 256 6.21 1.21
ILC 482 15 34 56 77 106 147 195 226 250 257 22/5/81 252 9.37 3.97
ILC 482 (SS) 14 37 58 82 102 130 162 207 236 249 5/6/81 246 5.57 3.01
E. 35 61 100 148 197 268 369 478 583 786
Rainfall 86 115 125 174 184 223 232 274 277 277
WUE (1)= kg/ha/mm. Total Biological Yield (above ground). *= Stand density approximately 600,000 pl/ha.
WUE (2)= kg/ha/mm. Seed Yield. f = Rainfall accumulated from onset of season. SS =Spring-sown crop from companion experiment. 4