Planting Date

Hybrid

Plant population

(1000 plant∙ha⁻¹)

200 seeds

mass (g)

Number of days from Planting to maturity

GDD for

maturity

LAI at

six-leaf stage

25 May

P84G62

149.5^ab†

6.52^a

108^a

1653.2^a

0.19^ab

26 June

P84G62

106.8^b

6.26^a

100^b

1437.7^bc

0.25^a

25 May

DKS 28-05

166.0^a

5.92^a

85^d

1344.4^e

0.15^b

26 June

DKS 28-05

109.3^ab

5.75^a

81^e

1258.3^f

0.20^ab

25 May

DKS 37-07

150.3^ab

5.34^a

93^c

1458.7^b

0.14^b

26 June

DKS 37-07

109.8^ab

6.23^a

91^c

1374^d

0.23^a