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Table 1 Effect of leaf removal on grain yield (15.5 g kg− 1 water content) and yield components

From: Physiological and proteome studies of maize (Zea mays L.) in response to leaf removal under high plant density

Treatment

Grain yield

Kernel Numbers

1000-Kernel weight

Total dry matter

Harvest index

(Mg ha−1)

(no. ear−1)

(g)

(Mg ha− 1)

(%)

S0

15.4 ± 0.2b

457.6 ± 33.8a

306.5 ± 3.4b

25.6 ± 0.4b

50.9 ± 0.49b

S2

16.2 ± 0.1a

456.1 ± 25.3a

317.3 ± 1.9a

26.6 ± 0.2a

51.5 ± 0.27a

S4

13.7 ± 0.1c

424.5 ± 15.1b

290.2 ± 1.6c

23.4 ± 0.7c

49.6 ± 0.39c

  1. Note: Data are means ± SE (n = 3, except for kernel number n = 20). Different letters means within a column mean significant differences at 5%