Treatment | Hills∙m−2 | Tillers∙hill−1 | Effective tillers∙hill−1 | Non-effective tillers∙hill−1 | Tillers∙m−2 | Effective tillers∙m−2 | Plant height, cm |
Seedling age effect | |||||||
45 d seedlings | 6.1 | 25.1 | 21.3 | 3.8 B | 164.5 | 150.7 | 137.2 |
60 d seedlings | 5.9 | 24.0 | 19.7 | 4.5 A | 168.4 | 154.2 | 138.5 |
| NS | NS | * | * | NS | NS | NS |
Planting system | |||||||
FP (≈ 50.6 cm) | 5.6 B | 24.3 | 20.5 | 3.9 | 161.8 B | 147.2 B | 136.1 |
Row (40 cm × 20 cm) | 6.4 A | 24.5 | 20.6 | 4.2 | 171.2A | 157.7 A | 139.5 |
| * | NS | NS | NS | * | * | NS |
Seedling age × planting system | |||||||
45 d, FP | 6.1 A | 26.9 A | 23.2 A | 3.8 | 160.2 | 145.3 B | 134.4 |
45 d, Row (40 cm × 20 cm) | 6 A | 23.3 B | 19.5 AB | 3.8 | 168.3 | 156 A | 139.9 |
60 d, FP | 5 B | 21.6 B | 17.7 B | 3.9 | 162.8 | 149 B | 137.8 |
60 d, Row (40 cm × 20 cm) | 6.7 A | 26.3 A | 21.7 A | 4.5 | 174 | 159.4 A | 139.1 |
| * | * | * | NS | * | * | NS |