Planting

Date

Hybrid

Plant Population

(1000 plant∙ha⁻¹)

200 seeds

mass (g)

Number of days from

planting to maturity

GDD for

maturity

LAI

six-leaf stage

26 May

P84G62

78.8^b†

6.65^ab

107^a

1767.2^a

0.23^a

22 June

P84G62

63.5^b

6.19^ab

99^b

1593.5^b

0.09^b

26 May

DKS 28-05

89.8^ab

6.46^ab

84^d

1440.5^e

0.17^ab

22 June

DKS 28-05

48.5^b

6.84^a

80^e

1349.7^f

0.08^b

26 May

DKS 37-07

79.5^b

6.69^a

92^c

1559.2^c

0.21^a

22 June

DKS 37-07

142.25^a

5.88^b

91^c

1503.1^d

0.13^ab