Table 3.
Comparison between simulated and measured kernel number per plant, final individual kernel weight, kernel growth rate of linear grain filling and duration of linear grain filling for the different treatments
| Year | Hybrid | Plant density | Kernel number per plant | Final individual kernel weight | Kernel growth rate of linear grain-filling | Duration of linear grain-filling | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sim ± s.d. | Mea ± s.d. | RE (%) | Sim ± s.d.(mg °C–1 d–1) | Mea ± s.d. (mg °C–1 d–1) | RE (%) | Sim ± s.d. (mg °C–1 d–1) | Mea ± s.d. (mg °C–1 d–1) | RE (%) | Sim ± s.d. (°Cd) | Mea ± s.d. (°Cd) | RE (%) | |||
| 2008 | ND108 | 2.8 | 688 ± 21 | 677 ± 26 | 2.6 | 0.355 ± 0.012 | 0.376 ± 0.016 | 5.8 | 0.51 ± 0.02 | 0.49 ± 0.03 | 5.1 | 691 ± 38 | 673 ± 25 | 3.5 |
| 2008 | ND108 | 5.6 | 592 ± 35 | 606 ± 31 | 3.5 | 0.295 ± 0.013 | 0.298 ± 0.033 | 4.7 | 0.46 ± 0.02 | 0.47 ± 0.05 | 7.4 | 689 ± 79 | 657 ± 28 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | ND108 | 5.6 | 586 ± 19 | 580 ± 23 | 6.9 | 0.318 ± 0.021 | 0.307 ± 0.004 | 2.1 | 0.43 ± 0.01 | 0.42 ± 0.02 | 5.8 | 647 ± 54 | 665 ± 60 | 4.1 |
| 2009 | ZD958 | 2.8 | 736 ± 22 | 706 ± 29 | 2.3 | 0.374 ± 0.015 | 0.369 ± 0.048 | 3.6 | 0.46 ± 0.02 | 0.48 ± 0.03 | 4.3 | 774 ± 68 | 758 ± 17 | 5.2 |
| 2009 | ZD958 | 5.6 | 603 ± 28 | 617 ± 33 | 2.1 | 0.307 ± 0.019 | 0.339 ± 0.026 | 4.5 | 0.42 ± 0.01 | 0.40 ± 0.03 | 2.1 | 762 ± 44 | 727 ± 13 | 2.7 |
Mea, measured; Sim, simulated; RE, relative error.