Table 1.
Analysis of variance (ANOVA) in 2013 and 2014 dry season experiments of three groups of traits: grain yield, yield components, and other related traits
| Trait | Unit | G | T | Y | G×T | G×Y | T×Y | G×T×Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grain yield | g m−2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | ** |
| Grain yield component traits | ||||||||
| Panicles per m2 | m−2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | ns | *** |
| Spikelets per panicle | — | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | ns | |
| Seed set | % | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Thousand grain weight | g | *** | *** | ** | *** | *** | ns | *** |
| Spikelets per m2 (×103) | m−2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Other related traits | ||||||||
| Harvest index | — | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Total dry weight | kg m−2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | ns | ns |
| Non-grain dry weight | kg m−2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Plant height | cm | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | * | ns |
| Days to flowering | — | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Days to maturity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Spikelets per m2 is not an independent yield component but is the product of panicles per m2 and spikelets per panicle. G, genotype; T, treatment; Y, year. Significance level: *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001; ns, non-significant.