Research Article

Grain Sterility in relation to Dry Mass Production and Distribution in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Table 1

Grain yield and yield components of rice genotypes.

GenotypesGrain yield
(g hill−1)
Number of tillers
hill−1
Number of spikelets
panicle−1
Number of filled spikelets
panicle−1
Grain plumpness
(%)
Partially filled grains
(%)
Unfilled grains
(%)
Grain weight
(mg grain−1)

RM311 29.92a 9.80ns 202a139.2a68.9b19.0a12.1a25.67a
RM109 21.14c 9.51 136c102.1c75.1a16.1b8.8b24.27ab
MR219 25.63b 9.57 153b121.2b79.2a12.4c8.4b23.86b

The same letter in a column does not differ at by LSD.