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Table 6 The change in soil volumetric water content and soil water content over time in well-watered and drought conditions

From: Assessment of drought tolerance of 49 switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) genotypes using physiological and morphological parameters

Day

well-watered

Drought

ET (%)

VWC (%)

SWC (%)

ET (%)

VWC (%)

SWC (%)

0

100

40.2 ± 1.70

26.3 ± 1.04

100

40.0 ± 2.23

26.2 ± 2.40

5

100

39.8 ± 1.35

27.1 ± 1.82

50

34.7 ± 1.72

25.1 ± 2.90

10

100

40.4 ± 1.85

26.3 ± 1.48

50

28.5 ± 1.64

20.9 ± 2.94

15

100

40.3 ± 0.7

28.3 ± 0.61

40

21.2 ± 3.68

17.3 ± 1.66

20

100

38.6 ± 1.2

25.7 ± 1.57

40

14.2 ± 1.07

10.9 ± 2.18

25

100

40.2 ± 1.8

26.3 ± 1.61

30

10.9 ± 1.77

8.09 ± 3.57

30

100

41.6 ± 2.1

29.7 ± 1.17

30

5.8 ± 2.01

4.31 ± 2.53

  1. VWC: volumetric water content; SWC: soil water content
  2. n = 294 for VWC and n = 16 for SWC