Effect of different soil moisture regimes on plant growth and water use efficiency of Sunflower: experimental study and modeling

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Table 1 Physical and chemical properties analysis of the experimental soil (0–45 cm soil depth)

Properties	Adopted method	Value	References
Texture class	Hydrometer method	Silt clay loam	George (1962)
Dry bulk density	Core method	1.10 g cm⁻³	Mclntyre and Loveday (1997)
Soil porosity	Core method	46%
Field capacity	Core method	37%	Veihmeyer and Hendrickson (1931)
Infiltration rate	Double-ring infiltrometer	7.95 mm h⁻¹	Bouwer (1986)