Abstract
Field experiments were conducted on potato, sorghum, berseem and barley from 1983 to 1985 to see the effect of different water stress levels on soil water uptake from various soil depths. Maximum water was absorbed from 0-30 em soil layer by all the crops regardless of the water stress level. Differential response of crops to moisture stress conditions was observed. Moisture absorption from the lower soil depths was low in case of potato compared to sorghum, berseem and barley. Contribution from lower depth (120-150 cm) for berseem crop was increased with an increase in moisture depletion level.
