Table 4 Growth related traits at heading as affected by different sowing time in the 2017–2018 crop season.
From: Barley Yield Response to Nitrogen Application under Different Weather Conditions
Sowing date | Whole plant | Leaf blade | Dead leaf blade | Leaf sheath plus stem | Spike | LAI | SPAD value | NSC conc. | NSC amount | NSC amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(g m−2) | (%) | (g m−2) | (mg grain−1) | |||||||
Sowing date (S) | ||||||||||
Early | 818a† | 154 | 29.8a | 540a | 94b | 6.14 | 42.7b | 25.4a | 137a | 9.28a |
Normal | 652b | 139 | 9.2c | 394b | 110a | 5.94 | 47.0a | 18.9b | 74b | 5.57c |
Late | 632b | 128 | 13.3b | 380b | 111a | 4.88 | 47.6a | 21.4b | 82b | 6.77b |
ANOVA | ||||||||||
S | ** | NS‡ | *** | *** | * | NS | *** | * | *** | ** |
