Table 2.
Above-ground dry matter accumulation (g hill−1) and harvest index of rice genotypes.
| Genotypes | At heading | Heading to maturity | Entire growing period | Harvest index (%) |
Expected harvest index (%)* |
Gap (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RM311 | 40.11a | 20.11 a (33.4% b) | 60.22a | 49.68b | 68.32a | 18.64a |
| RM109 | 25.12c | 14.52 b (37.8% a) | 39.64c | 53.34a | 64.74b | 11.4b |
| MR219 | 30.37b | 18.47 a (38.8% a) | 48.84b | 52.76a | 61.55b | 8.79b |
The same letter in a column does differ at P ≤ 0.05 by LSD; *calculated based on total spikelet number; figures in parenthesis indicate % of dry matter contribution.