Table 2.

Statistical analysis of crop phenological growth stages and crop growth indices recorded at each growth stage and 15 days interval.

SOV	d.f	Plant height					Days to complete phenological GS					Leaf area index					Dry matter accumulation
		Phenological growth stages										Days after sowing
		Till	Jont	Boot	Head	Matu	Till	Jont	Boot	Head	Matu	30	45	60	75	90	30	45	60	75	90
R	3	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
FC	2	*	**	**	*	**	ns	*	**	**	**	ns	*	*	**	**	*	ns	*	**	**
Error a	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
PD	3	ns	ns	*	**	**	ns	ns	**	*	**	ns	ns	*	ns	*	ns	*	**	*	**
FC*PD	6	*	**	**	**	ns	**	ns	*	ns	**	ns	*	ns	*	**	ns	ns	**	**	*
Error b	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
G	3	ns	*	**	*	**	*	*	**	*	**	ns	*	**	**	ns	*	*	*	**	**
FC*G	6	*	ns	**	**	ns	*	ns	**	**	**	*	**	*	**	*	ns	ns	**	*	*
PD*G	9	ns	*	ns	**	*	**	**	**	**	**	ns	*	**	**	*	*	**	**	**	**
FC*PD*G	18	ns	*	ns	*	ns	*	ns	**	*	**	**	ns	**	**	ns	ns	*	ns	**	*
Error c	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	191	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
LSD	–	2.69	2.56	3.27	2.79	3.11	2.01	1.97	2.66	3.30	5.16	0.20	0.22	0.29	0.28	0.19	2.28	10.45	11.16	11.22	4.87
CV	–	7.93	5.63	5.67	4.02	6.93	6.20	3.99	4.30	4.19	3.89	7.99	7.79	4.06	5.16	7.93	3.82	6.10	2.27	1.32	2.32

ns, non-significant;

^*, significant at p ≤ 0.05;

^**, significant at p ≤ 0.01; SOV, source of variation; d.f, degree of freedom; R, replication; FC, field capacity; PD, planting date; G, genotype; LSD, least significant difference; CV, coefficient of variation; GS, growth stages; Till, tillering; Jont, jointing; Boot, booting; Head, heading; Matu, maturity.