Table 2. Sunshine hours (h) during different growth stages of rice varieties (2009).

Varieties	TE	EB	BH	HM
	(shading time)	(shading time)	(shading time)	(shading time)
Gangyou 906	111.5	52.3	45.0	81.6
	(23 May.–29 June.)	(30 June.–21 July.)	(22 July.–08 Aug.)	(14 Aug.–06 Sept.)
IIyou 498	115.8	–	46.1	–
	(23 May.–30 June.)		(23 July.–11 Aug.)
Gangyou 188	115.8	–	56.6	–
	(23 May.–30 June.)		(24 July.–13 Aug.)
Gangyou 527	119.3	–	45.0	–
	(23 May.–01 July.)		(22 July.–09 Aug.)
Chuanxiang 9838	119.3	–	41.8	–
	(23 May.–01 July.)		(23 July–10 Aug.)

TE, tillering-elongation stage; EB, elongation-booting stage; BH, booting-heading stage; and HM, heading-maturity stage.