Table 3 Plant height and ear height of the studied maize cultivars in different growth stages
Year | Cultivar | Growth stage | Plant morphology | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Silking | Physiological maturity | Plant height (cm) | Ear height (cm) | ||
2018 | FK139 | 31 July | 20 September | 244.3 ± 8.5bc | 80.3 ± 2.6e |
HT1 | 30 July | 16 September | 246.4 ± 2.4bc | 99.7 ± 5.9 cd | |
JNK728 | 03 August | 23 September | 277.5 ± 8.6a | 111.4 ± 6.1c | |
DK517 | 02 August | 01 October | 237.6 ± 7.2c | 95.2 ± 8.1d | |
YD132 | 06 August | 05 October | 282.4 ± 5.3a | 136.4 ± 9.4a | |
XY335 | 06 August | 07 October | 283.3 ± 10.5a | 99.0 ± 12.5 cd | |
ZY8911 | 02 August | 29 September | 255.6 ± 9.5b | 97.5 ± 6.4 cd | |
DK653 | 06 August | 07 October | 273.8 ± 8.6a | 125.5 ± 5.7b | |
ZD958 | 05 August | 08 October | 247.0 ± 6.9bc | 107.8 ± 7.8 cd | |
ZD909 | 06 August | 09 October | 255.0 ± 5.7b | 104.6 ± 5.9 cd | |
2019 | ZD958 | 04 August | 01 October | 258.0 ± 4.6b | 121.8 ± 8.4a |
XY335 | 06 August | 13 October | 296.2 ± 9.1a | 119.1 ± 5.9a | |
JNK728 | 03 August | 11 October | 265.8 ± 10.0b | 110.4 ± 7.4b | |
ZD909 | 06 August | 15 October | 246.1 ± 10.8c | 99.4 ± 5.1c | |