Table 2.
Trial mean and analysis of variance of deep root dry weight of 12 diverse genotypes of chickpea at different days after sowing (DAS) both under drought stress and optimal irrigation in a Vertisol during 2009–10 and 2010–11 post-rainy seasons.
| Genotypes/treatment | Deep root dry weight − 2009–10 |
Deep root dry weight − 2010–11 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 DAS | 50 DAS | 80 DAS | 35 DAS | 45 DAS | 55 DAS | 65 DAS | 75 DAS | 90 DAS | |
| Drought stress | |||||||||
| Mean | 10.7 | 17.3 | 16.1 | 6.51 | 17.9 | 21.5 | 34.8 | 26.3 | 16.4 |
| S.Ed (±) | 1.86 | 4.55 | 3.23 | 1.31 | 4.05 | 6.80 | 7.47 | 4.76 | 6.44 |
| α-level | *** | ** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Heritability (h2b) | 0.715 | 0.510 | 0.658 | 0.553 | 0.593 | 0.556 | 0.598 | 0.850 | 0.534 |
| Optimal irrigation | |||||||||
| Mean | 12.6 | 8.90 | 5.58 | 4.41 | 6.82 | 5.73 | 15.7 | 12.7 | 18.3 |
| S.Ed (±) | 1.04 | 1.74 | 1.76 | 0.984 | 1.38 | 1.16 | 4.72 | 2.28 | 5.67 |
| α-level | *** | * | ns | *** | *** | *** | ** | *** | ** |
| Heritability (h2b) | 0.926 | 0.387 | 0.183 | 0.679 | 0.717 | 0.680 | 0.475 | 0.568 | 0.430 |
S.Ed (±) = Standard error of the difference.