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Table 2 Comparison of yield and water use efficiency under control and PRD irrigation in different crops

From: Partial root-zone drying (PRD), its effects and agricultural significance: a review

Sr. No.

Experiment location

Crop

Yield

Water use efficiency

References

Control

PRD

Control

PRD

1

Australia

Grapes

3.94

3.69

7.4

13.9

Du Toit et al. (2003)

2

Serbia

Potato

53.19

50.46

236.40

380.14

Stikic et al. (2014)

3

New Zealand

Tomato

52.4

49.8

1.2

2.2

Zegbe et al. (2007)

4

Malaysia

Tomato

8.52

7.44

1.56

2.39

Ali et al. (2004)

5

Serbia

Tomato

10.73

10.05

0.21

0.34

Stikic et al. (2003)

6

Syria

Maize

8.5

6.1

12.80

16.20

Alkhaldi et al. (2012)

7

Egypt

Sugarcane

63.50

57.33

12.1

16.1

Ibrahim and Emara (2010)

8

Iran

Canola

1.81

1.63

0.37

0.67

Mousavi-Avval et al. (2011)

9

Peru

Potato

45.1

36.2

4.9

8.1

Posadas et al. (2008)

10

Egypt

Tomato

11.00

9.00

26

43

Affi et al. (2012)

11

New Zealand

Pepper

3.70

3.45

1.20

2.00

Dorji et al. (2005)

12

Turkey

Maize

10.00

6.97

1.61

2.09

Yazar et al. (2009)

13

China

Cotton

5.8

5.4

-

-

Tang et al. (2005)

14

Pakistan

Wheat

5.52

4.75

1.89

2.67

Ahmad et al. (2020)