Table 2.
Maximum carboxylation rate, maximum electron transfer rate and triose phosphate utilization rate of the latest fully expanded leaves for different rice cultivars during tillering and flowering stage.
| Stage | Variety |
Vcmax
(μmol m-2 s-1) |
Jmax
(μmol m-2 s-1) |
TPU (μmol m-2 s-1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillering | YLY3218 | 140.4 ± 15.8a | 214.7 ± 11.3a | 12.3 ± 0.62a |
| YLY5867 | 152.3 ± 24.8a | 185.2 ± 11.3b | 11.4 ± 0.90a | |
| ZD11 | 90.0 ± 10.3b | 156.8 ± 14.8c | 9.08 ± 0.96b | |
| NJ9108 | 91.9 ± 8.7b | 155.0 ± 9.8c | 9.41 ± 0.96b | |
| Flowering | YLY3218 | 141.1 ± 23.7a | 221.7 ± 13.6 a | 13.3 ± 0.64a |
| YLY5867 | 122.3 ± 16.3ab | 192.1 ± 14.6 b | 11.8 ± 0.72b | |
| ZD11 | 113.2 ± 6.1bc | 216.4 ± 7.7 a | 12.8 ± 0.55a | |
| NJ9108 | 95.2 ± 5.9c | 174.3 ± 13.9 b | 11.4 ± 0.64b |
Vcmax, maximum carboxylation rate; Jmax, maximum electron transfer rate; TPU, triose phosphate utilization rate. Data are mean ± SD. Different letters mean significant differences (P< 0.05) among rice cultivars during the same growth stage.