Hybrids

irrigation systems

2013

2014

SC

10

SC

130

SC

131

SC

2031

TWC

321

Mean

SC

10

SC

130

SC

131

SC

2031

TWC

321

Mean

Total chlorophyll (SPAD value)

Traditional

38.41

j

39.64

ij

40.87

hi

43.41

fg

46.61

d

41.79

C

39.17

hij

41.04

fgh

38.05

ijk

41.67

fg

41.23

fgh

40.23

C

GP1

42.50

g

44.29

ef

45.31

de

54.48

a

48.44

c

47.01

A

43.37

ef

45.47

cde

47.38

bc

51.83

a

45.79

cd

46.77

A

GP2

38.27

j

42.10

gh

40.24

i

52.32

b

43.32

fg

43.25

B

40.22

ghi

40.81

gh

42.04

fg

48.46

b

44.73

de

43.25

B

GP3

33.46

k

40.15

i

38.22

j

45.30

de

39.55

ij

39.34

D

36.42

k

37.94

jk

41.19

fgh

42.00

fg

40.78

gh

39.67

C

Mean

38.16

D

41.55

C

41.16

C

48.88

A

44.48

B

39.80

D

41.32

C

42.17

BC

45.99

A

43.13

B

Crop growth rate (g plant⁻¹ day⁻¹)

Traditional

7.69

ijk

8.51

fg

9.25

de

11.02

b

8.80

ef

9.05

B

8.12

H

10.02

e

9.36

f

12.14

b

9.28

f

9.78

B

GP1

8.24

f-i

10.21

c

11.82

a

12.27

a

9.73

cd

10.46

A

8.84

g

11.20

c

10.62

d

12.74

a

11.10

c

10.90

A

GP2

7.34

k

7.50

jk

8.55

fg

9.24

de

8.28

fgh

8.18

C

6.66

i

8.73

g

9.53

f

10.13

e

8.66

g

8.74

C

GP3

6.44

l

7.54

jk

7.96

g-j

8.66

f

7.80

h-k

7.68

D

6.04

j

8.08

h

8.57

g

9.49

f

8.07

h

8.05

D

Mean

7.43

D

8.44

C

9.40

B

10.30

A

8.65

C

7.41

D

9.51

B

9.52

B

11.12

A

9.28

C

Ear leaf area (cm²)

Traditional

571.5

g

587.3

f

631.5

c

681.3

b

588.5

f

612.0

B

594.6

g

575.0h

623.4

de

659.2

b

602.4

fg

610.9

B

GP1

618.5

d

603.3

e

686.9

b

710.9

a

622.4

cd

648.4

A

630.3

d

618.4

e

624.2

de

687.5

a

646.2

c

641.3

A

GP2

531.2

i

511.3

j

597.4

ef

604.5

e

563.4

g

561.6

C

552.4

i

556.1

i

603.9

f

620.9

e

554.3

i

577.5

C

GP3

440.3

l

476.2

k

567.1

g

548.2

h

511.4

j

508.6

D

461.5

m

496.9

l

513.4

k

531.2

j

536.3

j

507.9

D

Mean

540.4

D

544.5

D

620.7

B

636.2

A

571.4

C

559.7

D

561.6

D

591.2

B

624.7

A

584.8

C