Table 6.
Analysis of variance for seedling traits under control and variable WDS condition.
| Trait | Mean sum of squares | Range | Mean | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | T1 | T2 | Control | T1 | T2 | Control | T1 | T2 | |
| Max root length (cm) | * | *** | *** | 10.5–23 | 6.75–25 | 13.5–31.5 | 18 | 25 | 16.56 |
| Max shoot length (cm) | * | *** | *** | 19–42 | 5.5–2.6 | 3.5–18.75 | 27.525 | 13.87 | 11.17 |
| Fresh root weight (g) | *** | *** | *** | 0.26–2.05 | 0.01–0.2 | 0.03–1.65 | 0.793 | 0.49 | 0.52 |
| Fresh shoot weight (g) | *** | *** | *** | 0.31–2.01 | 0.03–1.33 | 0.01–0.56 | 0.897 | 0.43 | 0.20 |
| Dry shoot weight (g) | * | *** | *** | 0.01–0.2 | 0.01–0.2 | 0.01–0.22 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.02 |
| Dry root weight (g) | *** | *** | *** | 0.26–2.05 | 0.01–0.20 | 0.01–0.10 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.11 |
T1: 15% PEG6000 and T2: 20% PEG6000.
*Significant at 5% level of significance; ***significance at 1% level of significance.