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Table 2 Physical grain quality parameters evaluated using different days of paddy harvest from 50% flowering and potassium fertilizer rates applied at the time of heading

From: Increased rate of potassium fertilizer at the time of heading enhances the quality of direct seeded rice

Grain parameters

Harvesting age in days after 50% flowering (DAFF days)d

Rate of MOP applied at the time of heading (kg/ha)

25

30

35

40

12.5

25

37.5

Length (mm)

6.83 ± 0.04a

7.23 ± 0.05b

7.30 ± 0.06b

7.25 ± 0.05b

7.10 ± 0.02a

7.10 ± 0.01a

7.23 ± 0.02b

Breadth (mm)

1.54 ± 0.02a

1.73 ± 0.04b

1.73 ± 0.03b

1.74 ± 0.04b

1.65 ± 0.01a

1.70 ± 0.01b

1.75 ± 0.01c

L/B

4.43 ± 0.03b

4.18 ± 0.05a

4.22 ± 0.05a

4.16 ± 0.04a

4.30 ± 0.01a

4.18 ± 0.02b

4.13 ± 0.02b

BD (g/cm3)

0.62 ± 0.01a

0.68 ± 0.01b

0.70 ± 0.02b

0.70 ± 0.01b

0.64 ± 0.01a

0.70 ± 0.01b

0.70 ± 0.01b

  1. MOP muriate of potash (potassium fertilizer; 60% K2O), L/B length to breadth ratio of the grain, BD bulk density of the rice grains
  2. Mean (± SE) followed by the same superscript within a raw is not significantly different (P > 0.05) as measured by the DNMRT
  3. d Data presented as mean ± SE