Table 1. Changes of stem dry matter (SDM) with time (days after transplantation) under different N rates in two rice cultivars in experiments conducted during 2010 and 2011.
Year | Cultivar | DAT | Sampling date | Stem dry matter/Applied N (kg ha−1) | F prob. | LSD | ||||
0 | 80 | 160 | 240 | 320 | ||||||
2010 | LXY-18 | 16 | 07-Jul | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0.49 | * | 0.028 |
LXY-18 | 26 | 17-Jul | 0.63 | 0.78 | 0.95 | 1.11 | 1.12 | * | 0.055 | |
LXY-18 | 36 | 27-Jul | 1.04 | 1.28 | 1.55 | 1.77 | 1.81 | * | 0.075 | |
LXY-18 | 48 | 08-Aug | 2.23 | 2.73 | 3.25 | 3.61 | 3.51 | * | 0.226 | |
LXY-18 | 60 | 20-Aug | 3.87 | 4.47 | 4.94 | 5.23 | 5.29 | * | 0.146 | |
LXY-18 | 70 | 30-Aug | 4.72 | 5.56 | 6.7 | 7.01 | 7.22 | * | 0.279 | |
WXJ-14 | 16 | 07-Jul | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.35 | * | 0.019 | |
WXJ-14 | 26 | 17-Jul | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.73 | 0.9 | 0.91 | * | 0.045 | |
WXJ-14 | 36 | 27-Aug | 0.55 | 0.8 | 1.13 | 1.38 | 1.46 | * | 0.063 | |
WXJ-14 | 48 | 08-Aug | 1.22 | 1.65 | 1.99 | 2.18 | 2.23 | * | 0.11 | |
WXJ-14 | 60 | 20-Aug | 2.77 | 3.46 | 3.72 | 4.19 | 3.97 | * | 0.233 | |
WXJ-14 | 70 | 30-Sep | 3.69 | 4.4 | 5.04 | 5.81 | 5.7 | * | 0.205 |
*: F statistic significant at 0.01 probability level.