(a) Mean squares of analysis of variance for 5 traits among 50 accessions of upland rice.
| Source of variation | df | PH | DF | DM | FLR | NT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | 2 | 0.01ns | 6.61ns | 41.33ns | 0.01ns | 0.0027ns |
| Accessions | 49 | 1295.77** | 3236.17** | 5410.90* | 617.37** | 2.12* |
| Groups | [1] | 4977.62** | 15272.12** | 37117.26** | 214.76** | 0.35** |
| Groups/Accessions | [48] | 85.94** | 276.13** | 537.95** | 62.83** | 1.10** |
| Error | 98 | 53.43 | 172.58 | 397.56 | 18.22 | 0.35 |
*Significant at 0.05. **Highly significant at 0.01. PH: plant height, DF: days to flowering, DM: days to maturing, FLR: flag leaf length-to-width ratio, and NT: number of tillers per hill.