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

Table 2

Above-ground dry matter accumulation (g hill⁻¹) and harvest index of rice genotypes.

Genotypes	At heading	Heading to maturity	Entire growing period	Harvest index; (%)	Expected harvest index; (%)*	Gap (%)
RM311	40.11^a	20.11 a (33.4% ^b)	60.22^a	49.68^b	68.32^a	18.64^a
RM109	25.12^c	14.52 b (37.8% ^a)	39.64^c	53.34^a	64.74^b	11.4^b
MR219	30.37^b	18.47 a (38.8% ^a)	48.84^b	52.76^a	61.55^b	8.79^b

The same letter in a column does differ at 𝑃≤0.05 by LSD; *calculated based on total spikelet number; figures in parenthesis indicate % of dry matter contribution.