Table 1.
Mean sum of square values based on analysis of variance (ANOVA) for the nine quantitative traits of sugarcane for the years 2011–2012, 2012–2013 and 2013–2014
| d.f. | PH | FP | SP | NMC | LBW | ID | CB | PP | CCS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replication | 1 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.002 | 0.039 | 0.012 | 0.022 | 0.063 | 0.001 |
| Environment | 2 | 0.001 | 0.857** | 0.008 | 0.012 | 0.134 | 0.004 | 0.108 | 3.216 | 0.022 |
| Interaction | 2 | 0.005 | 0.043 | 0.171 | 1.610 | 0.176 | 0.022 | 0.120 | 16.572 | 0.241 |
| Total | 5 | 0.003 | 0.360 | 0.073 | 0.649 | 0.132 | 0.013 | 0.096 | 7.928 | 0.105 |
| Treatment | 91 | 0.100** | 9.585** | 5.315** | 5.232** | 0.817** | 0.197** | 5.935** | 14.270** | 2.817** |
| Error | 455 | 0.061 | 4.582 | 1.793 | 2.213 | 0.414 | 0.065 | 1.939 | 9.139 | 1.014 |
PH plant height, FP fibre per cent, SP sucrose per cent, NMC number of millable canes, LBW leaf blade width, ID internode diameter, CB corrected Brix, PP purity per cent, CCS commercial cane sugar per cent
* P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01