Fig. 2

Phenotypes of Xihui 18 and Z414. a Plant types of Xihui 18 and Z414. b Panicles of Xihui 18 and Z414. c Grains, brown rice, and polished rice of Xihui 18 and Z414. Bars represent 20 cm in a, 5 cm in b, and 5 mm in c. d–j Statistical analysis of the differences in seven traits between Z414 and Xihui 18, in order as grain width (d), 1000-grain weight (e), brown rice rate (f), chalkiness degree (g), panicle length (h), grain length (i), ratio of grain length to width (j). * and ** indicate significant differences at the 0.05 and 0.01 level, respectively