Table 8.
The diameter and width of the culm with different Si method applications at 55 and 75 DAT in rice plants.
| Treatment | Culm diameter (mm) | Culm width (mm) | Culm middle diameter (mm) | Culm middle width (mm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAT | ||||||||
| 55 | 75 | 55 | 75 | 55 | 75 | 55 | 75 | |
| Control | 3130b | 7927a | 2639b | 4888a | 2254a | 3678a | 1782a | 1942b |
| Topdressing | 4171a | 5684b | 2888a | 3981b | 2147a | 2782b | 1571a | 2543a |
| Foliar spray | 3307b | 7310a | 2146c | 4218a | 1653b | 3216a | 1261a | 767c |
| LSD (P=0.05) | 5.64 | 7.40 | 4.99 | 5.70 | 3.14 | 6.80 | 13.21 | 12.00 |
| CV | 6.50 | 9.19 | 6.82 | 5.67 | 8.37 | 8.90 | 6.92 | 5.62 |
Mean values followed by the same letters within a column are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.05 by the LSD test. DAT: days after transplanting; CV: coefficient of variation.