Branch and spikelet characteristics

Maximum

Temperature (˚C)

Minimum

Temperature (˚C)

Average

Temperature (˚C)

Temperature

Difference (˚C)

Rainfall

(mm)

Humidity

(%RH)

Accumulated

Temperature

(˚C)

Total

Rainfall (mm)

Sunshine Duration

(h)

Surviving branches

0.359

0.297

0.374

0.411*

0.223

0.126

0.100

−0.042

0.341

Retrograde branches

0.442

0.381

0.445*

0.486*

0.329

0.245

0.038

0.088

0.394

Differentiated branches

0.412*

0.346

0.424*

0.465*

0.276

0.178

0.084

0.003

0.383

Branches retrograded percentage

0.281

0.262

0.275

0.284

0.255

0.237

−0.096

0.148

0.217

Surviving spikelets

0.152

0.065

0.156

0.250

−0.010

−0.082

0.107

−0.122

0.143

Retrograde spikelets

0.603**

0.523**

0.598**

0.659**

0.462*

0.403

0.548**

0.505*

0.607**

Differentiated spikelets

0.313

0.221

0.314

0.406*

0.144

0.069

0.261

0.072

0.307

Spikelets retrograded percentage

0.674**

0.646**

0.675**

0.660**

0.611**

0.601**

0.659**

0.713**

0.678**

Surviving primary branches

0.287

0.298

0.327

0.252

0.207

0.243

0.413*

0.178

0.243

Retrograde primary branches

0.088

0.03

0.055

0.154

0.051

0.016

−406*

0.065

0.065

Differentiated primary branches

0.302

0.309

0.341

0.272

0.218

0.249

0.39

0.188

0.256

Primary branches retrograded percentage

0.082

0.024

0.046

0.148

0.052

−0.016

−0.427*

0.055

0.059

Surviving secondary branches

0.357

0.290

0.370

0.416*

0.220

0.113

0.070

−0.060

0.342

Retrograde secondary branches

0.441*

0.381

0.445*

0.485*

0.328

0.246

0.043

0.087

0.394

Differentiated secondary branches

0.413*

0.344

0.423*

0.470

0.276

0.171

0.065

−0.008

0.385

Secondary branches retrograded percentage

0.229

0.230

0.224

0.210

0.233

0.248

−0.059

0.193

0.164

Surviving primary spikelets

0.145

0.160

0.168

0.117

0.095

0.191

0.213

0.377

0.106

Retrograde primary spikelets

0.054

−0.011

0.061

0.132

−0.078

−0.121

0.060

−0.229

0.016

Differentiated primary spikelets

0.133

0.106

0.153

0.157

0.022

0.065

0.184

0.134

0.083

Primary spikelets retrograded percentage

0.040

−0.024

0.046

0.118

−0.084

−0.137

0.006

−0.285

0.001

Surviving secondary spikelets

0.142

0.050

0.143

0.247

−0.021

−0.108

0.087

−0.170

0.136

Retrograde secondary spikelets

0.661**

0.586**

0.653**

0.706**

0.534**

0.478**

0.598**

0.617**

0.674**

Differentiated secondary spikelets

0.327

0.229

0.326

0.429*

0.155

0.067

0.263

0.062

0.327

Secondary spikelets retrograded percentage

0.638**

0.647**

0.640**

0.579**

0.636**

0.664**

0.658**

0.822**

0.649**