Table 3.
Shoot length, tap root length, number of lateral roots, and total chlorophyll content of three transgenic plants and one control were subjected to different concentrations of mannitol stress treatments.
| Traits | Components | Degree of freedom | Sum Square (SS) | Mean Square (MS) | F-value | P-value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoot Length (cm) | Treatment (T) | 2 | 2136.32 | 1068.16 | 778.47 | 0.000 | *** |
| Shoot Length (cm) | Transgenic lines (L) | 3 | 83.18 | 27.73 | 20.21 | 0.000 | *** |
| Shoot Length (cm) | LxT interaction | 6 | 100.51 | 16.75 | 12.21 | 0.000 | *** |
| Tap root length (cm) | Treatment (T) | 2 | 6.7 | 3.35 | 4.23 | 0.017 | * |
| Tap root length (cm) | Transgenic lines (L) | 3 | 274.09 | 91.36 | 115.24 | 0.000 | *** |
| Tap root length (cm) | LxT interaction | 6 | 171.01 | 28.5 | 35.95 | 0.000 | *** |
| No. of lateral roots | Treatment (T) | 2 | 3682.18 | 1841.09 | 150.36 | 0.000 | *** |
| No. of lateral roots | Transgenic lines (L) | 3 | 3487.4 | 1162.47 | 94.93 | 0.000 | *** |
| No. of lateral roots | LxT interaction | 6 | 597.33 | 99.56 | 8.13 | 0.000 | *** |
| Total Chlorophyll | Treatment (T) | 2 | 48.455 | 24.227 | 1818.97 | 0.000 | *** |
| Total Chlorophyll | Transgenic lines (L) | 3 | 2.036 | 0.6787 | 50.955 | 0.000 | *** |
| Total Chlorophyll | LxT interaction | 6 | 1.36 | 0.2267 | 17.022 | 0.000 | *** |
Two-way ANOVA was used to determine treatment (T), plant lines (L), and plant lines-by-treatment (LxT) effects.
* and ***
Indicate significant and highly significant correlation at p < 0.05 and p < 0.01 respectively.