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 5
Effect of potassium fertilizer on the yield of fresh-eaten maize during 2018.
Varieties
Treatment
Grain yield (kg/ear)
Kernels per ear
Spike length (cm)
Fresh ear weight (ears/ha)
Jin-262
K1
34354bc
615cd
17.8b
0.24c
K2
28723c
609d
18.1b
0.29a
K3
44108a
658a
19.1a
0.26abc
K4
40508ab
632bc
18.6ab
0.28ab
K5
36415b
646ab
18.2b
0.25bc
Jingke-183
K1
45641c
511ab
17.7ab
0.14b
K2
42564c
494b
17.1b
0.16a
K3
65128a
545a
18.8a
0.16a
K4
54872b
532a
18.4a
0.15bc
K5
47692c
522ab
18.1ab
0.15bc
The different lowercase letters in the same column are significantly different at the 5% level.
