Table 6.
The effects of cultivar, sowing date, and transplant location on days from transplant to initial bolting, to 50% bolting and bolting rate by 30 April in 2011 and 2012
|
Treatment |
Days from transplant to initial bolting (d) |
Days from transplant to 50% bolting (d) |
Bolting rate by 30 April (%) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Grand mean |
128.4 |
139.7 |
140.5 |
- |
39.7 |
16.0 |
| Cultivars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| JinGuan |
110.9ca |
118.6c |
125.8c |
- |
53.9a |
26.7a |
| XiaHei |
145.2a |
158.9a |
-a |
- |
29.3c |
5.9c |
| YeFu |
129.1b |
141.6b |
130.8b |
- |
36.0b |
15.5b |
| Sowing date |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 08.20 |
118.0c |
124.2c |
119.8c |
- |
64.5a |
30.1a |
| 09.09 |
125.6b |
141.9b |
136.8b |
- |
39.7b |
12.6b |
| 09.29 |
141.7a |
152.9a |
-a |
- |
15.0c |
5.4c |
| Transplant location |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Open field |
155.0a |
151.9a |
-a |
- |
9.3c |
5.6c |
| Cold shed |
123.7b |
138.4b |
132.8b |
- |
44.7b |
16.0b |
| Plastic tunnel |
106.6c |
128.7c |
123.8c |
- |
65.2a |
26.4a |
| F-test |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cultivar (C) |
*** |
*** |
*** |
NS |
*** |
*** |
| Sowing date (D) |
*** |
*** |
*** |
NS |
*** |
*** |
| Transplant location (L) |
*** |
*** |
*** |
NS |
** |
*** |
| C*D |
*** |
*** |
* |
NS |
*** |
*** |
| C*L |
*** |
*** |
NS |
NS |
* |
*** |
| D*L |
*** |
*** |
** |
NS |
*** |
*** |
| C*D*L | *** | *** | NS | NS | *** | *** |
* Significant at P = 0.05.
** Significant at P = 0.01.
*** Significant at P = 0.001.
NS, Not significant.
aDifferent letters indicate significant differences between means within columns at the 5% probability level by LSD.
-a stands for no bolting, where 3 May (165 days for 2011 and 166 d for 2012) was used as the bolting date for LSD tests.