Parameter | Location-I (Light texture soil) | Location-II (Medium texture soil) | Location-III (Heavy texture soil) | |||||||||
PR128 | PAU201 | PR129 | PR121 | PR128 | PAU201 | PR129 | PR121 | PR128 | PAU201 | PR129 | PR121 | |
Panicle length (cm) | 22.9b | 24.6c | 25.0c | 20.8a | 27.3b | 26.3b | 26.8b | 21.6a | 25.1c | 23.5b | 25.7c | 20.6a |
Grains/panicle | 74.3a | 102.0c | 83.5b | 75.4a | 102.0c | 98.1b | 87.7a | 86.9a | 88.0b | 63.55a | 67.1a | 81.8b |
Spikelets/panicle | 134.1b | 147.2c | 147.3c | 93.5a | 149.1c | 138.2b | 138.4b | 104.1a | 143.9d | 107.9b | 128.5c | 99.2a |
Sterility (%) | 44.6c | 30.6b | 43.4c | 19.3a | 31.6c | 28.9b | 36.6d | 16.5a | 38.8b | 41.1b | 47.7c | 17.5a |
1000-grain weight (g) | 28.7bc | 24.4a | 29.4c | 27.2b | 30.6a | 30.3a | 31.1b | 32.0b | 30.9a | 35. 6c | 33.1b | 32.2b |
Effective tillers (no./hill) | 9.8a | 9.0a | 8.6a | 13.8b | 10.8b | 9.4a | 11.2b | 14.2c | 10.2ab | 9.6a | 9.4a | 12.8b |
Plant height (cm) | 110.4b | 106.0a | 120.8c | 104.6a | 125.6c | 114.4b | 116.0b | 103.6a | 127.2b | 115.8a | 128.8b | 111.0a |
Grain yield (q ha−1) | 68.0b | 69.2b | 57.6a | 67.2b | 72.0b | 63.0a | 62.0a | 73.0b | 65.4a | 65.0a | 62.0a | 73.4b |