Yield Performance and Nutrient Uptake of Red Rice Variety (MRM 16) at Different NPK Fertilizer Rates

Table 3

Total dry biomass weight, grain harvest index (GHI), panicle number/m², 1000-grain weight, spikelet number per panicle, and percentage of filled spikelets per panicle of red rice variety (MRM 16) grown in pot culture conditions as affected by different treatments.

Total dry biomass (t/ha)	GHI	Panicle no./m^2	1000-grain weight (g)	Spikelet no./panicle	Filled spikelet (%)
11.20 (±0.96)a	0.14 (±0.02)a	228 ± 8a	28.7a	122 ± 7.59a	39.3 ± 6.24a
16.44 (±2.40)b	0.19(±0.03)b	276 ± 8b	28.9a	153 ± 5.42b	64.1 ± 2.07b
18.02(±0.40)b	0.19 (±0.01)b	280 ± 9b	29.1a	155 ± 6.45b	64.6 ± 3.4b
16.56(±1.79)b	0.20(±0.02)b	276 ± 15b	28.8a	157 ± 2.06b	62.3 ± 0.37b

Within a column, means followed by a different letter are significantly different at the 0.05 probability level according to Tukey’s significant different test. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.