3.7 Relationships of kernel number with flowering dynamics
KN/ear in each of Te, Tr, and Te×Tr lines were correlated tasseling, pollen shedding and silking time and ASI at different sowing dates over four experimental years (Figure 8). Almost all the correlations were negative, particularly in 2017 and in the second sowing date in 2015 and 2016. KN/ear was more significantly correlated with shedding time, silking time, and ASI than with tasseling time. With respect to genetic background, KN/ear of Te×Tr was more significantly correlated with tasseling, shedding, silking time, and ASI than that of Te and Tr.