Table 2 Post-silking nitrogen accumulation and remobilization of the four varieties under different nitrogen rate.

From: The response of grain yield and ear differentiation related traits to nitrogen levels in maize varieties with different nitrogen efficiency

Year

Treatment

Varieties

Nitrogen accumulation before ailking (kg ha−1)

Nitrogen accumulation after ailking (kg ha−1)

Nitrogen remobilization (kg ha−1)

Contribution of nitrogen remobilization (%)

2018

HN

ND19

129.44 ± 2.88a

72.53 ± 1.53a

31.96 ± 1.5b

30.57 ± 1.74d

ND29

124.19 ± 2.23b

70.49 ± 1.52a

35.03 ± 1.76b

33.19 ± 1.35c

ND17

117.16 ± 1.28c

63.3 ± 1.26b

41.49 ± 1.73a

39.58 ± 1.47b

N19022

113.89 ± 2.52c

58.72 ± 1.29c

43.01 ± 2.53a

42.26 ± 1.99a

LN

ND19

103.25 ± 4.65a

22.55 ± 1.03a

46.66 ± 3.27ab

67.35 ± 1.87b

ND29

95.32 ± 2.31b

21.86 ± 0.95a

43.2 ± 1.93b

66.36 ± 1.96b

ND17

86.57 ± 1.75c

18.53 ± 0.49b

46.57 ± 1.49ab

71.52 ± 0.97a

N19022

87.37 ± 2.48c

17.7 ± 0.84b

49.52 ± 1.94a

73.66 ± 1.04a

2019

HN

ND19

142.31 ± 1.61a

75.16 ± 0.9a

40.76 ± 1.49b

35.15 ± 0.90b

ND29

133.15 ± 1.26b

76.13 ± 1.64a

40.55 ± 2.98b

34.71 ± 2.17b

ND17

126.29 ± 1.77c

63.52 ± 1.56b

50.37 ± 2.85a

44.19 ± 2.01a

N19022

124.01 ± 1.08c

64.67 ± 1.31b

48.96 ± 1.23a

43.08 ± 0.89a

LN

ND19

112.3 ± 1.69a

23.14 ± 1.13a

53.45 ± 1.10b

69.79 ± 1.18c

ND29

107.68 ± 1.56a

22.65 ± 0.87a

53.36 ± 1.58b

70.19 ± 1.48c

ND17

95.43 ± 3.1b

19.17 ± 0.44b

53.93 ± 2.62b

73.73 ± 1.47b

N19022

99.41 ± 3.59b

18.41 ± 0.81b

59.55 ± 1.44a

76.37 ± 1.23a

F-value

Y

235.75**

45.76**

180.06**

44.88**

N

1607.68**

22,415.2**

245.5**

6150.33**

V

111.83**

191.99**

37.19**

96.72**

Y × V

0.65

21.24**

1.2

0.01

Y × V

0.94

4.76**

0.02

0.89

N × V

2.29

39.99**

10.98**

6.62**

Y × N × V

2.44

4.32**

2.25

2.21

  1. HN high nitrogen conditions, LN low nitrogen conditions.
  2. **F values significance at 0.05 and 0.01 probability levels, respectively.
  3. Different letters represent significant differences among varieties.