Table 3.
Results of ANOVA for the effects of growing seasons, treatments and interactions between seasons and treatments on the reproductive success parameters of C. melo subsp. agrestis
| Variable | Effect | SS | d.f. | MS | F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit set | Season | 0·02 | 1 | 0·02 | 0·76 | 0·38 |
| Treatment | 0·63 | 5 | 0·12 | 4·78 | <0·01 | |
| Interaction | 0·51 | 5 | 0·10 | 3·92 | <0·01 | |
| Fruit weight | Season | 1586 | 1 | 1586 | 4·37 | 0·03 |
| Treatment | 2495 | 5 | 499 | 1·37 | 0·23 | |
| Interaction | 9928 | 5 | 1985 | 5·47 | <0·01 | |
| Number of seeds | Season | 316 290 | 1 | 316 290 | 53·34 | <0·01 |
| Treatment | 23 510 | 5 | 47 030 | 7·93 | <0·01 | |
| Interaction | 148 456 | 5 | 29 691 | 5·01 | <0·01 | |
| Weight of 100 seeds | Season | 0·22 | 1 | 0·22 | 7·78 | <0·01 |
| Treatment | 0·08 | 5 | 0·01 | 0·6 | 0·7 | |
| Interaction | 0·38 | 5 | 0·07 | 2·68 | 0·02 | |
| Germination rate | Season | 0·05 | 1 | 0·049 | 3·08 | 0·08 |
| Treatment | 0·10 | 5 | 0·02 | 1·35 | 0·24 | |
| Interaction | 0·18 | 5 | 0·036 | 2·27 | 0·04 | |
| Cotyledon leaf weight | Season | 610−3 | 1 | 6 × 10−3 | 148·09 | <0·01 |
| Treatment | 410−4 | 5 | 9 × 10−5 | 2·03 | 0·07 | |
| Interaction | 110−3 | 5 | 2 × 10−4 | 6·45 | <0·01 | |
| Hypocotyl length | Season | 105 221 | 1 | 105 221 | 2545·55 | <0·01 |
| Treatment | 2530·6 | 5 | 506·12 | 12·24 | <0·01 | |
| Interaction | 1163 | 5 | 232·79 | 5·63 | <0·01 | |
| Seedling dry mass | Season | 10−5 | 1 | 10−5 | 1·23 | 0·26 |
| Treatment | 10−4 | 5 | 2 × 10−5 | 1·87 | 0·09 | |
| Interaction | 10−4 | 5 | 2 × 10−5 | 2·72 | 0·01 |