Table 4 Floret growth and development 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

Floret primordia

Silking ratio (%)

Fertilized ratio (%)

Abortion ratio (%)

2018

HN

ND19

741.47 ± 10.08b

90.84 ± 0.66a

82.43 ± 0.38a

12.28 ± 0.16a

ND29

771.41 ± 22.84a

90.09 ± 0.43a

81.94 ± 0.66a

10.88 ± 0.36b

ND17

782.58 ± 13.54a

87.49 ± 0.86b

77.88 ± 1.65b

11.94 ± 0.35a

N19022

785.09 ± 3.13a

87.44 ± 0.67b

79.82 ± 0.95b

12.27 ± 0.47a

LN

ND19

710.67 ± 7.08b

88.42 ± 0.75a

84.90 ± 1.64a

18.96 ± 0.53c

ND29

739.96 ± 12.01a

88.57 ± 1.07a

82.20 ± 0.58a

20.39 ± 0.46b

ND17

701.75 ± 9.27b

86.40 ± 0.48b

80.69 ± 0.68b

22.94 ± 1.42a

N19022

739.88 ± 8.75a

85.98 ± 0.94b

79.58 ± 1.95b

23.89 ± 0.94a

2019

HN

ND19

780.46 ± 9.02a

90.71 ± 0.95a

82.08 ± 1.76a

12.62 ± 0.36a

ND29

797.49 ± 7.44a

89.02 ± 1.04a

82.79 ± 1.04a

12.88 ± 0.36a

ND17

775.84 ± 4.41b

87.90 ± 0.31b

80.04 ± 0.56b

11.57 ± 1.42b

N19022

760.41 ± 9.58b

87.80 ± 1.01b

80.40 ± 1.39b

11.86 ± 0.26a

LN

ND19

763.12 ± 10.01a

88.51 ± 0.49a

83.61 ± 0.71b

19.44 ± 0.84b

ND29

772.89 ± 19.71a

90.18 ± 0.71a

84.77 ± 1.13a

20.81 ± 0.72b

ND17

713.39 ± 7.13b

87.45 ± 0.86b

80.81 ± 0.72d

23.87 ± 0.72a

N19022

721.72 ± 11.51b

85.38 ± 0.69c

82.46 ± 0.39c

23.61 ± 2.09a

F-value

Y

 

18.67**

0.89*

14.41**

4.24*

N

 

161.89**

32.84**

9.71**

1477.59**

V

 

12.99**

43.99**

20.44**

19.45**

Y × V

 

3.02

2.07

0.51

0.27

Y × V

 

20.72**

0.7

5.81**

0.91

N × V

 

10.97**

4.83**

2.87*

21.04**

Y × N × V

 

0.19

2.79*

1.3

1.59

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