Research Article

Gradual Application of Potassium Fertilizer Elevated the Sugar Conversion Mechanism and Yield of Waxy and Sweet Fresh-Eaten Maize in the Semiarid Cold Region

Table 3

Growth and yield of sweet maize during 2017.

VarietiesSeedling emergence rate (%)Tumor black powder (%)Plant height 160 cm (%)Grain yield (ears/ha)Kernels per earSpike length (cm)Fresh ear weight (kg/ear)Bald length (cm)

Jingke-18399.02a1.96de0.00c54258a586b19.56bc0.28c0.05c
Zheng-6695.10ab5.15bcde0.00c40405c566b21.01ab0.23d0.23b
WSC-170147.06c6.00bcde8.23a
WSC-170246.08cd8.47bc6.39ab
WSC-170349.02c9.95bc9.72a
Syngenta-wangchao42.16de4.60cde2.38bc
Syngenta-kupula39.22ef42.49a2.38bc
Syngenta-overland96.08ab5.11bcde0.00c39635c659ab22.52a0.31bc0.23b
Hetian-194.12b8.34bc0.00c37326c579b21.07ab0.31bc0.33ab
Hetiannuo-198.04ab0.00e0.00c40790c641ab20.82ab0.37a0.39a
Syngenta-mige98.04ab3.98cde0.00c45792b695a22.73a0.35ab0.27b
Syngenta-cuiwang49.02c45.95a0.00c
Syngenta-double color honey45.10cd43.47a0.00c
T136.27f8.12bcd2.56bc
W62535.29f11.11b0.00c

The different lowercase letters in the same column are significantly different at the 5% level. Inadequate for field growth.