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. 2015 Feb 26;10(2):e0116620. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116620

Table 2. Degrees of freedom (df) and F-values for physiological, phenological, and yield traits.

Traits df F-values
(T× G) Temperature (T) Genotype (G) T × G
Leaf temperature,°C 19 2610.05 *** 11.06 *** 3.16 ***
Flag leaf chlorophyll, SPAD unit 19 147.5 ** 10.67 *** 3.43 ***
Maximum quantum yield of PS II (Fv/Fm), unitless 19 289.21 *** 4.14 *** 3.57***
Superoxide dismutase (SOD), enzyme unit mg protein-1† 18 14.68 *** 7.03 *** 3.83 ***
Superoxide anion, Δ optical density min-1 g-1 fresh weight 19 5.5 * 1.18 NS 1.42 NS
Days to anthesis 19 0.18 NS 17.47*** 0.53 NS
Spike number per plant 19 0.36 NS 5.12 *** 0.65 NS
Grain number per spike 19 0.09 NS 47.11 *** 1.61 NS
Individual grain weight, mg 19 861.18 *** 17.38 *** 3.55 ***
Grain yield, g plant-1 19 54.12 ** 10.54 *** 2.19 **

*, **, and *** denotes significance at 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001 probability levels, respectively.

NS, non-significant at the 0.05 probability level.