Table 5.
Stepdown results for NED 2005
| Height | Insecticide | Aborted flowers | Total flowers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aborted flowers | β = 0·01 | β = –0·44 | – | – |
| F1,101 = 3·18 | F1,101 = 9·44 | |||
| P = 0·08 | P < 0·01 | |||
| Total flowers | β = 0·06 | β = –0·29 | β = 0·35 | – |
| F1,100 = 83·34 | F1,100 = 2·75 | F1,100 = 143·73 | ||
| P < 0·0001 | P = 0·10 | P < 0·0001 | ||
| Average silique length | β = 0·68 | β = 2·74 | β = 4·46 | β = –2·37 |
| F1,99 = 1·10 | F1,99 = 6·26 | F1,99 = 6·27 | F1,99 = 2·52 | |
| P < 0·0001 | P = 0·30 | P = 0·0139 | P = 0·12 |
Total flowers and silique length both increased with height at harvest. Plants to which insecticide was added aborted fewer flowers. Total flowers increased with the number of aborted flowers. Flower abortions were associated with longer siliques.