Table 1.
Mean squares analysis value effect of seed priming treatment and okra genotype on crop phenology, growth, and fruit yield-related traits and yield in Dire Dawa in 2019–2020 by using F test.
| Traits | Genotype DF = 4 |
Seed Priming Df = 4 |
Genotype*Seed Priming DF = 16 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days to 50% seedling emergence | 4.5867** | 34.5533** | 1.4617ns |
| Days to 50% flowering | 51.1133** | 109.2133** | 6.505** |
| Days to fruit maturity | 137.547** | 217.747** | 15.913* |
| Number of branches per plant | 13.88** | 8.659** | 2.987* |
| Number of internodes per plant | 73.25** | 492.27** | 32.07* |
| Number of fruits per plant | 413.875** | 33.393** | 2.301ns |
| Fruit length (cm) | 25.672** | 13.074** | 8.055** |
| Average fruit weight (g) | 713.26** | 252.77** | 60.72* |
| Fruit yield per plant (g) | 1,707,587** | 282,160** | 56,033* |
| Fruit yield per hectare (t) | 741.12** | 122.46** | 24.32* |
DF, Degree of freedom; ns, non-significance difference; *&**, significant level at 5% and 1%, respectively.