Monthly average air temperature, precipitation, and sunshine hours in the 2010–2011 (2011), 2011–2012 (2012) and 2012–2013 (2013) growing seasons.

<p>Monthly average air temperature, precipitation, and sunshine hours in the 2010–2011 (2011), 2011–2012 (2012) and 2012–2013 (2013) growing seasons.</p

Plant height (PH), spike length (SL) at maturity, primary and secondary root numbers for 3 cultivars across the 2011, 2012, and 2013 growing seasons.

<p>Plant height (PH), spike length (SL) at maturity, primary and secondary root numbers for 3 cultivars across the 2011, 2012, and 2013 growing seasons.</p

Wheat biomass at maturity, harvest index (HI), grain yield, spikes m⁻², grains spike⁻¹, grains m⁻², 1000-grain weight (TGW), and water use efficiency for biomass (WUE_bm) and grain yield (WUE), as affected by irrigation, cultivar, and year.

<p>Wheat biomass at maturity, harvest index (HI), grain yield, spikes m⁻², grains spike⁻¹, grains m⁻², 1000-grain weight (TGW), and water use efficiency for biomass (WUE_bm) and grain yield (WUE), as affected by irrigation, cultivar, and year.</p

Soil water extraction (SWE) and total evapotranspiration (ET) in different growth periods during the 2011, 2012, and 2013 growing seasons, as affected by irrigation, cultivar, and year.

<p>Soil water extraction (SWE) and total evapotranspiration (ET) in different growth periods during the 2011, 2012, and 2013 growing seasons, as affected by irrigation, cultivar, and year.</p

Days and growing-degree days (GDD) during different growing periods for three cultivars in the 2011, 2012, and 2013 growing seasons.

<p>Days and growing-degree days (GDD) during different growing periods for three cultivars in the 2011, 2012, and 2013 growing seasons.</p

Biomass at anthesis (BMA), post-anthesis (BMM) and remobilization amount (BMR) during grain filling in 3 years (2011, 2012, and 2013), under two irrigation regimes (W1 and W2), and in 3 cultivars (HS4399, JM22, WM8).

<p>Vertical bars represent standard deviations of the means.</p