highly significantP < 0.01
In terms of the chlorophyll content at the defoliation stage, the effect of irrigation volume on the basis of the predicted ET c on the chlorophyll content was highly significant ( P < 0.01) compared with that in the CK; for both W0-W1, the chlorophyll content increased; for W2–W3, the change in chlorophyll content was not significant, whereas for W4, the change in chlorophyll content decreased.