Research Article
Evaluation of Root Zone Behavior and Cucumber Yield under Different Mulch Materials and Irrigation Schedules under Tunnel Farming
Table 4
Change in moisture content under different irrigations.
| Depth | Moisture under 40 DI | Moisture under 20 DI | Moisture under furrow | (cm) | Observed | Model | Percentage difference | Observed | Model | Percentage difference | Observed | Model | Percentage difference |
| Moisture after 30 days of sowing | 5 | 0.067 | 0.064 | 4.580 | 0.07 | 0.075 | 6.897 | 0.137 | 0.131 | 4.478 | 10 | 0.084 | 0.078 | 7.407 | 0.083 | 0.082 | 1.212 | 0.15 | 0.157 | 4.560 | 15 | 0.094 | 0.101 | 7.179 | 0.094 | 0.104 | 10.101 | 0.165 | 0.176 | 6.452 | 20 | 0.118 | 0.11 | 7.018 | 0.117 | 0.114 | 2.597 | 0.23 | 0.224 | 2.643 | 25 | 0.122 | 0.119 | 2.490 | 0.122 | 0.125 | 2.429 | 0.242 | 0.245 | 1.232 | 30 | 0.128 | 0.124 | 3.175 | 0.128 | 0.131 | 2.317 | 0.271 | 0.267 | 1.487 | Moisture after 60 days of sowing | 5 | 0.071 | 0.065 | 8.824 | 0.071 | 0.078 | 9.396 | 0.142 | 0.139 | 2.135 | 10 | 0.078 | 0.068 | 13.699 | 0.082 | 0.088 | 7.059 | 0.152 | 0.155 | 1.954 | 15 | 0.094 | 0.102 | 8.163 | 0.104 | 0.106 | 1.905 | 0.169 | 0.169 | 0.000 | 20 | 0.112 | 0.113 | 0.889 | 0.118 | 0.116 | 1.709 | 0.23 | 0.222 | 3.540 | 25 | 0.119 | 0.118 | 0.844 | 0.123 | 0.131 | 6.299 | 0.255 | 0.249 | 2.381 | 30 | 0.126 | 0.123 | 2.410 | 0.132 | 0.136 | 2.985 | 0.274 | 0.271 | 1.101 | Moisture after 90 days of sowing | 5 | 0.072 | 0.074 | 2.740 | 0.076 | 0.081 | 6.369 | 0.137 | 0.142 | 3.584 | 10 | 0.091 | 0.092 | 1.093 | 0.096 | 0.098 | 2.062 | 0.151 | 0.154 | 1.967 | 15 | 0.104 | 0.101 | 2.927 | 0.112 | 0.109 | 2.715 | 0.169 | 0.172 | 1.760 | 20 | 0.117 | 0.115 | 1.724 | 0.12 | 0.119 | 0.837 | 0.225 | 0.231 | 2.632 | 25 | 0.122 | 0.121 | 0.823 | 0.132 | 0.134 | 1.504 | 0.256 | 0.25 | 2.372 | 30 | 0.128 | 0.129 | 0.778 | 0.142 | 0.139 | 2.135 | 0.277 | 0.273 | 1.455 | Moisture after 131 days of sowing | 5 | 0.083 | 0.081 | 2.439 | 0.084 | 0.084 | 0.000 | 0.152 | 0.147 | 3.344 | 10 | 0.093 | 0.095 | 2.128 | 0.1 | 0.101 | 0.995 | 0.161 | 0.157 | 2.516 | 15 | 0.101 | 0.106 | 4.831 | 0.11 | 0.112 | 1.802 | 0.179 | 0.168 | 6.340 | 20 | 0.112 | 0.112 | 0.000 | 0.122 | 0.124 | 1.626 | 0.223 | 0.225 | 0.893 | 25 | 0.116 | 0.119 | 2.553 | 0.129 | 0.132 | 2.299 | 0.258 | 0.253 | 1.957 | 30 | 0.122 | 0.126 | 3.226 | 0.137 | 0.14 | 2.166 | 0.278 | 0.271 | 2.550 |
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