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

30 May

P84G62

97.8^a†

5.70^a

114^b

1806.4^a

2.18^a

28 June

P84G62

83.2^bc

5.38^ab

117^a

1630.1^c

0.91^c

30 May

DKS 28-05

95.8^ab

4.75^b

95^d

1615.1^cd

1.25^bc

28 June

DKS 28-05

81.5^c

4.78^b

99^c

1496.3^f

2.17^a

30 May

DKS 37-07

98.5^a

5.30^ab

105^f

1732.4^b

1.09^bc

28 June

DKS 37-07

79.6^c

4.98^b

109^e

1599.7^d

1.62^b