. 2017 Aug 9;8:1375. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01375

Table 3.

Significance of different sources of variability for a range of parameters.

	G	D	*G^D**
Fraction of transpirable soil water (FTSW) after water was withheld	^***	^***	^***
Change in FTSW with days after water withheld at 0–0.1 m	^**	^*	^**
Change in FTSW with days after water withheld at 0.1–0.2 m	^***	^***	^**
Change in FTSW with days after water withheld at 0.2–0.3 m	^***	^***	^***
Change in FTSW with days after water withheld at 0.3–0.4 m	^***	^***	^*
Change in FTSW with days after water withheld at 0.4–0.5 m	^***	^***	^***
Change in FTSW with days after water withheld at 0.5–0.6 m	^***	^***	^**
Parameters at maturity	G	Trt	G*Trt
Aboveground dry weight (g plant⁻¹)	^***	^***	^*
Seed yield (g plant⁻¹)	^**	^***	^**
Harvest index	^***	^***	ns
Number of total flowers (plant⁻¹)	^***	^***	ns
Number of aborted flowers (plant⁻¹)	^***	^***	^**
Percentage of flower abortion	^***	^***	^*
Number of total pods (plant⁻¹)	^***	^***	^**
Number of abscised pods (plant⁻¹)	^***	ns	ns
Percentage of abscised pods	^***	^***	^***
Number of filled pods (plant⁻¹)	^***	^***	^*
Number of empty pods (plant⁻¹)	^***	^***	^*
Percentage of empty pods	^***	^*	ns
Number of seeds (plant⁻¹)	^***	^***	^**
Seed number per filled pod	^**	^***	ns
Mean seed weight (g seed⁻¹)	^***	^***	^**
Total water use before water treatment (L plant⁻¹)	^***	ns	ns
Total water use (L plant⁻¹)	^***	^***	^**
Water use efficiency (g grain L⁻¹ H₂O)	^***	^***	^*
Threshold value of fraction of transpirable soil water when flower development ceased	^***	–	–
Threshold value of fraction of transpirable soil water when seed development ceased	^***	–	–

Significant effects are indicated for genotype (G), water treatment (Trt), days of treatment (D), and their interactions (ns, no significant difference;

P < 0.05;

^**

P < 0.01;

^***

P < 0.001). Trt were well-watered (WW) and water-stressed (WS) imposed from early podding.