Table 2.
Genotype | Shoot N accumulation from fixation (%) |
Shoot N accumulation from fixation (g m−2) |
Shoot N accumulation from absorption (g m−2) |
N remobilization in seeds during seed filling from vegetative aerial parts (g m−2)* | |||
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At beginning of seed filling | At maturity | At beginning of seed filling | At maturity | At beginning of seed filling | At maturity | ||
‘Athos’ | 86·9ab | 80·3b | 16·5a | 25·6a | 2·5ab | 6·3a | 13·7a |
‘Austin’ | 86·5ab | 82·6b | 15·1ab | 22·4ab | 2·3ab | 4·6b | 12·3ab |
‘Frisson’ | 88·6a | 91·3a | 14·6ab | 21·1ab | 1·9b | 2·0c | 12·6ab |
P118 | 88·2a | 83·3b | 16·3a | 19·8b | 2·2ab | 3·9b | 13·7a |
P121 | 81·3b | 75·0c | 13·1b | 17·7b | 3·0a | 5·9a | 10·0b |
Results of LSD-range test are shown where means followed by different letters are significantly different at the 5 % probability level.
* N remobilized in seeds = N accumulated in vegetative aerial parts at beginning of seed filling minus N accumulated in vegetative aerial parts at maturity.