Table 5 Influence of variable irrigation schedules and nitrogen levels on leaf relative water content (RWC %) of rice.

From: Optimizing irrigation and nitrogen levels to achieve sustainable rice productivity and profitability

Treatments

Panicle initiation

50% Flowering

Milking

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

Irrigation schedules

 I1

86.79

85.46

82.70

85.40

75.42

74.07

 I2

85.30

84.09

80.71

84.64

73.79

72.55

 I3

81.10

79.08

76.41

80.14

70.35

68.38

 I4

78.38

75.12

73.37

78.57

68.73

66.52

 SE(m) ± 

0.46

0.58

0.65

0.75

0.87

0.61

 C.D. (p ≤ 0.05)

1.63

1.81

2.30

2.65

3.09

2.18

Nitrogen levels

 N0

81.19

78.86

75.19

79.56

69.74

67.97

 N1

82.56

80.73

78.13

81.42

71.92

70.24

 N2

83.43

81.60

79.16

82.80

72.70

71.03

 N3

84.38

82.55

80.72

84.97

73.93

72.27

 SE(m) ± 

0.46

0.53

0.91

0.77

0.62

0.67

 C.D. (p ≤ 0.05)

1.36

1.52

2.69

2.18

1.82

1.92

  1. {I1: recommended irrigation scheduling; I2: application of irrigation water at field capacity; I3: application of irrigation water at 10% depletion from field capacity; I4: application of irrigation water at 20% depletion from field capacity; N0: Control; N1: 75% RDN (Recommended dose of nitrogen); N2: 100% RDN; N3: 125% RDN}.