Table 1. Agronomic characteristics of Fukumi Fiber (Means of 2012–2017 growing years).
| Cultivar | Row type | Semi-dwarf type | Waxy type | amo1 type | Proantho-cyanidin-free type | Degree of spring habita | Heading date | Maturity date | Culm length (cm) | Spike length (cm) | Number of spikes (/m2) | Grain yield | Volume weight (g/l) | 1000-grain weight (g) | Plump grain (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (kg/a) | (%) | |||||||||||||||
| Fukumi Fiber | six | uzu | amylose-free | amo1 | ant28.2131 | V | 5-Apr ab | 18-May a | 84 a | 5.6 b | 354 a | 56.2 a | 114 | 798 b | 32.8 bc | 95.9 b |
| Ichibanboshi | six | uzu | – | – | – | V | 4-Apr a | 15-May a | 82 a | 5.2 b | 333 a | 49.4 a | 100 | 827 a | 35.0 b | 99.2 a |
| Daishimochi | six | uzu | Low-amylose | – | – | V | 6-Apr a | 17-May a | 78 a | 4.6 a | 370 a | 44.4 a | 90 | 827 a | 31.4 c | 99.4 a |
| Kirari-mochi | two | –c | amylose-free | – | ant28.494 | I | 4-Apr a | 17-May a | 75 a | 7.0 c | 412 a | 47.2 a | 96 | 821 ab | 41.4 a | 98.8 a |
Basel dressing N–P–K = 0.6–0.6–0.6 kg/a; top dressing N–K = 0.3–0.3 kg/a. The plot design was 4.95 m2 with two replications.
a –: I: Spring type; V: Winter type.
b The same letters in the same column are not significantly different (P < 0.05), as revealed by Tukey’s test.
c –: Normal type.