Table 9. Effects of different tillage depths on the taste quality of rice.

Treatment	Appearance	Hardness	Viscosity	Balance	Eating value
TD14	3.05a	8.00a	2.93ab	2.90b	46.85b
TD17	3.15a	7.53b	3.73a	3.83a	52.63a
TD20	2.93a	8.03a	2.80b	2.83b	46.23b
TD23	2.63b	8.20a	2.50b	2.45b	44.13b
Y	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
TD	ns	ns	ns	ns	*
Y*TD	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns

Note:

Different letters in the same row within the same rice means the significant differences in P < 0.05. * indicate significant correlations at the 0.05 and 0.01 levels. TD, tillage depth; TD14, tillage depth 14 cm; TD17, tillage depth 17 cm; TD20, tillage depth 20 cm; TD 23, tillage depth 23 cm; Y, year.