Table 6.

Effect of acute gamma rays on vegetative traits of C. alismatifolia in M₁V₁ generation.

Dose (Gray)	Shoot number	Leaf number	Leaf length (cm)	Leaf width (cm)	Plant height (cm)
CMR
0	2.0 ± 0.0a	3.0 ± 0.4a	55.6 ± 0.8a	7.1 ± 0.5a	111.2 ± 2.5a
10	1.0 ± 0.0b	3.6 ± 0.5a	27.2 ± 2.5b	4.5 ± 0.5b	71.4 ± 9.6b
20	1.0 ± 0.0b	1.4 ± 0.5b	12.4 ± 12.0c	2.5 ± 2.4c	17.0 ± 8.0c
DT
0	3.0 ± 0.0a	3.0 ± 0.0a	62.2 ± 0.8a	6.5 ± 0.5a	91.2 ± 1.9a
10	1.6 ± 0.5b	2.8 ± 0.4a	28.0 ± 4.4b	4.6 ± 0.6b	54.2 ± 7.6b
20	1.2 ± 0.4b	2.4 ± 0.5a	24.2 ± 3.8b	3.8 ± 0.5c	51.2 ± 13.8b
SP
0	1.6 ± 0.5a	3.2 ± 0.4a	46.1 ± 2.7a	10.1 ± 0.4a	74.6 ± 3.8a
10	1.0 ± 0.0b	3.6 ± 0.5a	27.5 ± 3.4b	5.7 ± 0.2b	37.7 ± 13.7b
20	1.0 ± 0.0b	2.0 ± 1.0b	19.6 ± 7.4c	5.7 ± 0.4b	19.5 ± 7.3c
KP
0	1.4 ± 0.0a	4.6 ± 0.5a	34.5 ± 2.9a	4.7 ± 0.4a	59.1 ± 2.8a
10	1.0 + 0.5a	4.0 ± 0.5b	22.0 ± 2.4b	3.1 ± 0.4b	42.0 ± 5.4b
20	1.0 ± 0.0a	3.2 ± 0.4b	15.6 ± 4.3c	3.1 ± 1.1b	28.3 ± 17.4c
CV (%)	23	18	26	16	16.5

Means with the same or common letter are not significantly different; least square difference test, P < 0.05.