Table 1.
Effect of shading treatment on yield, yield related traits, total dry weight, and harvest index
| Treatment | Panicles number (m 2 ) | Grains per panicle | Filled grain percentage (%) | 1000-grain weight (g) | Grain yield (g ∙ m −2 ) | Total dry weight(g ∙ m −2 ) | Harvest index (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuxiangyouzhan | ||||||||
| S0 | 263.33 a | 185.09 a | 84.48 a | 21.27 a | 863.14 a | 1611.0 a | 53.613 a | |
| S1 | 190.00 c | 162.63 a | 51.61 c | 19.51 b | 494.04 c | 1021.0 c | 48.311 b | |
| S2 | 250.00 ab | 165.47 a | 63.38 b | 19.58 b | 660.66 b | 1328.5 b | 49.602 b | |
| S3 | 218.33 bc | 179.61 a | 64.74 b | 20.04 b | 523.69 c | 1100.4 c | 47.512 b | |
| mean | 230.42 | 173.20* | 66.05 | 20.10 | 635.38 | 1265.2 | 49.759* | |
| Nongxiang 18 | ||||||||
| S0 | 284.42 a | 148.41 a | 85.61 a | 25.46 a | 655.19 a | 1453.8 a | 44.783 a | |
| S1 | 261.67 a | 126.64 a | 53.32 c | 22.94 b | 457.25 b | 1100.4 b | 41.495 a | |
| S2 | 290.00 a | 129.09 a | 66.01 b | 23.07 b | 639.96 a | 1394.9 a | 45.841 a | |
| S3 | 273.33 a | 148.32 a | 81.76 a | 24.84 a | 638.35 a | 1376.3 a | 46.084 a | |
| mean | 277.35* | 138.11 | 71.68 | 24.08* | 597.68 | 1331.4 | 44.551 | |
Means in the same column followed by different lower case letters for the same variety differ significantly at P = 0.05 by LSD tests. Means of the two varieties followed by asterisk for the same detected index difer significant at P = 0.05 by LSD tests.