Table 2.

The difference in mean quality traits between japonica inbred rice, japonica hybrid rice, indica inbred rice, and indica hybrid rice.

Rice type	n	Head rice rate (%)	Chalky rice rate (%)	Chalkiness degree (%)	Gel consistency (mm)	Amylose content (%)	Length-to-width ratio
Japonica inbred	119	67.06a	21.92c	3.13c	81.15a	16.84b	–
Japonica hybrid	64	67.86a	29.01c	4.76c	78.36a	16.27b	–
Indica inbred	24	52.82c	45.46a	12.19a	65.82c	20.29a	2.87a
Indica hybrid	428	58.38b	41.00a	7.40b	64.08c	20.37a	2.88a

Mean values followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% probability level.