Table 3 Effects of half-degraining and defoliation on the grain number per half-spike, single grain mass and number of spikelets and grain mass per half-spike
|  | Grain number half-spike−1 | Single grain mass (mg) | Grain mass half-spike− 1 (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|
Control | 17.35 b | 44.27 b | 768.08 b |
Half-degraining | 19.17 a | 48.05 a | 921.12 a |
Defoliation | 14.51 c | 42.54 b | 617.26 c |