Drought treatment

Total number of spikelets/panicle

No of empty grains/panicle

Reduction (%) of filled grains/panicle

T₀ (Control)

158.0 a

12.38 a

7.84

T₁ (15 to 21 days)

139.6 d

10.84 c

7.77

T₂ (35 to 41 days)

144.4 cd

10.76 c

7.45

T₃ (55 to 61 days)

149.7 bc

10.81 c

7.22

T₄ (75 to 81 days)

154.1 ab

10.38 c

6.74

T₅ (95 to 101 days)

147.4 bc

11.23 b

7.62

T₆ (115 to 121 days)

154.8 ab

12.36 a

8.00

CV (%)

4.18

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