Abstract:Growth, spikelet number and assimilate contents of the panicle on the mainshoot of 20 indica rice varieties consisting of four duration groups were measured at intervals during the period between 2 weeks prior to anthesis and maturity. Panicle development was of longer duration in the late maturing varieties than in the early, and grain yield of the former was more than that of the latter due to difference in grain number. Shifting the cultivation of an early duration check variety to match the time of reprodu… Show more
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