Table 6. Effect of PM on the Different Morphological Attributes of Maize Varieties.
| source | DF | plant height (cm) | root length (cm) | number of leaves (n) | leaf area (cm2) | leaf area index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| treatment | 4 | 377.7*** | 155.452*** | 6.6709*** | 25091.1*** | 26.9725*** |
| variety | 1 | 39.35* | 126.926*** | 18.5128*** | 29,116*** | 31.2992*** |
| treatment × variety | 4 | 174.35*** | 142.322*** | 12.6795*** | 22007.2*** | 23.6573*** |
| error | 25 | 9.63 | 4.804 | 3.8077 | 137.9 | 0.1483 |
| source | DF | shoot fresh weight (g) | shoot dry weight (g) | root fresh weight (g) | root dry weight (g) | total biomass (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| treatment | 4 | 76.91*** | 128.01*** | 495.5*** | 479.54*** | 659.5*** |
| variety | 1 | 496.04*** | 647.31*** | 1677.36*** | 1577.61*** | 3855.8*** |
| treatment × variety | 4 | 74.81*** | 35.11*** | 341.31*** | 342.47*** | 583.2*** |
| error | 25 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 9.5 |
| source | DF | leaf temperature | photosynthetic rate | transpiration rate | stomatal conductance | WUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| treatment | 4 | 1.077*** | 0.37646*** | 0.37646*** | 356.52*** | 1182.26*** |
| variety | 1 | 105.235*** | 0.34812*** | 0.34812*** | 0.26*** | 2206.95*** |
| treatment × variety | 4 | 2.575*** | 0.30205*** | 0.30205*** | 246.13*** | 1023.05*** |
| error | 25 | 0.138 | 0.00547 | 0.00547 | 0.1 | 3.47 |
| source | DF | cob length (cm) | cob diameter (cm) | cob weight (g) | biological yield (g) | grain yield (g) | harvest index (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| treatment | 4 | 377.7*** | 162.66*** | 0.093*** | 230.64*** | 2.53*** | 0.024* |
| variety | 1 | 39.35*** | 86.87*** | 6.034*** | 683.10*** | 5.27* | 0.024* |
| treatment × variety | 4 | 174.35*** | 539.53*** | 0.97*** | 1324.28*** | 16.29** | 0.014** |
| error | 25 | 9.63 | 1.96 | 0.027 | 1.83 | 0.05 | 0.002 |
| source | DF | leaf temperature | photosynthetic rate | transpiration rate | stomatal conductance | WUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| treatment | 4 | 1.077*** | 0.37646*** | 0.37646*** | 356.52*** | 1182.26*** |
| variety | 1 | 105.235*** | 0.34812*** | 0.34812*** | 0.26*** | 2206.95*** |
| treatment × variety | 4 | 2.575*** | 0.30205*** | 0.30205*** | 246.13*** | 1023.05*** |
| error | 25 | 0.138 | 0.00547 | 0.00547 | 0.1 | 3.47 |
| source | DF | cob length (cm) | cob diameter (cm) | cob weight (g) | biological yield (g) | grain yield (g) | harvest index (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| treatment | 4 | 377.7*** | 162.66*** | 0.093*** | 230.64*** | 2.53*** | 0.024* |
| variety | 1 | 39.35*** | 86.87*** | 6.034*** | 683.10*** | 5.27* | 0.024* |
| treatment × variety | 4 | 174.35*** | 539.53*** | 0.97*** | 1324.28*** | 16.29** | 0.014** |
| error | 25 | 9.63 | 1.96 | 0.027 | 1.83 | 0.05 | 0.002 |
| source | DF | shoot fresh weight (g) | shoot dry weight (g) | root fresh weight (g) | root dry weight (g) | total biomass (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| treatment | 4 | 76.91*** | 128.01*** | 495.5*** | 479.54*** | 659.5*** |
| variety | 1 | 496.04*** | 647.31*** | 1677.36*** | 1577.61*** | 3855.8*** |
| treatment × variety | 4 | 74.81*** | 35.11*** | 341.31*** | 342.47*** | 583.2*** |
| error | 25 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 9.5 |
| source | DF | leaf temperature | photosynthetic rate | transpiration rate | stomatal conductance | WUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| treatment | 4 | 1.077*** | 0.37646*** | 0.37646*** | 356.52*** | 1182.26*** |
| variety | 1 | 105.235*** | 0.34812*** | 0.34812*** | 0.26*** | 2206.95*** |
| treatment × variety | 4 | 2.575*** | 0.30205*** | 0.30205*** | 246.13*** | 1023.05*** |
| error | 25 | 0.138 | 0.00547 | 0.00547 | 0.1 | 3.47 |
| source | DF | shoot fresh weight (g) | shoot dry weight (g) | root fresh weight (g) | root dry weight (g) | total biomass (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| treatment | 4 | 76.91*** | 128.01*** | 495.5*** | 479.54*** | 659.5*** |
| variety | 1 | 496.04*** | 647.31*** | 1677.36*** | 1577.61*** | 3855.8*** |
| treatment × variety | 4 | 74.81*** | 35.11*** | 341.31*** | 342.47*** | 583.2*** |
| error | 25 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 9.5 |
| source | DF | leaf temperature | photosynthetic rate | transpiration rate | stomatal conductance | WUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| treatment | 4 | 1.077*** | 0.37646*** | 0.37646*** | 356.52*** | 1182.26*** |
| variety | 1 | 105.235*** | 0.34812*** | 0.34812*** | 0.26*** | 2206.95*** |
| treatment × variety | 4 | 2.575*** | 0.30205*** | 0.30205*** | 246.13*** | 1023.05*** |
| error | 25 | 0.138 | 0.00547 | 0.00547 | 0.1 | 3.47 |
| source | DF | cob length (cm) | cob diameter (cm) | cob weight (g) | biological yield (g) | grain yield (g) | harvest index (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| treatment | 4 | 377.7*** | 162.66*** | 0.093*** | 230.64*** | 2.53*** | 0.024* |
| variety | 1 | 39.35*** | 86.87*** | 6.034*** | 683.10*** | 5.27* | 0.024* |
| treatment × variety | 4 | 174.35*** | 539.53*** | 0.97*** | 1324.28*** | 16.29** | 0.014** |
| error | 25 | 9.63 | 1.96 | 0.027 | 1.83 | 0.05 | 0.002 |
| source | DF | leaf temperature | photosynthetic rate | transpiration rate | stomatal conductance | WUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| treatment | 4 | 1.077*** | 0.37646*** | 0.37646*** | 356.52*** | 1182.26*** |
| variety | 1 | 105.235*** | 0.34812*** | 0.34812*** | 0.26*** | 2206.95*** |
| treatment × variety | 4 | 2.575*** | 0.30205*** | 0.30205*** | 246.13*** | 1023.05*** |
| error | 25 | 0.138 | 0.00547 | 0.00547 | 0.1 | 3.47 |
| source | DF | cob length (cm) | cob diameter (cm) | cob weight (g) | biological yield (g) | grain yield (g) | harvest index (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| treatment | 4 | 377.7*** | 162.66*** | 0.093*** | 230.64*** | 2.53*** | 0.024* |
| variety | 1 | 39.35*** | 86.87*** | 6.034*** | 683.10*** | 5.27* | 0.024* |
| treatment × variety | 4 | 174.35*** | 539.53*** | 0.97*** | 1324.28*** | 16.29** | 0.014** |
| error | 25 | 9.63 | 1.96 | 0.027 | 1.83 | 0.05 | 0.002 |