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. 2015 Apr 16;10(4):e0120994. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120994

Table 5. Grain yields and harvest indexes under different wheat straw incorporation treatments from 2008 to 2011.

Treatments Grain yield (kg hm-2) Harvest Index
2008 2009 2010 2011 2008 2009 2010 2011
H 4524a 1 4868a 4743a 4118a 0.40a 0.39a 0.40a 0.39a
M 4475a 47076a 4591a 3726b 0.41a 0.39a 0.39a 0.38a
L 4051b 4099b 3986b 3295c 0.40a 0.38ab 0.38ab 0.37b
CK 3792c 3846c 3693c 3071d 0.40a 0.37b 0.38b 0.37b

Note: CK, no straw incorporation; L, incorporation of straw at a low rate of 3 000 kg hm-2 wheat straw; M, incorporation of straw at a medium rate of 6 000 kg hm-2 wheat straw; H, incorporation of straw at a high rate of 9 000 kg hm-2 wheat straw.

1 Values within a column for the same year followed by different letters are significantly different (P<0.05)