Table 2.
Source of Variance | Leaf Area (cm2 Per Plant) | Leaf Area Index (LAI) (m2·m−2) | Dry Weight (g Per Plant) | Dry Weight (g Per m2) |
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Year (Y) | ||||
2014 | 852.1 ± 12.3 | 0.27 ± 0.004 | 65.4 ± 0.49 | 203.3 ± 2.72 |
2015 | 888.0 ± 3.4 | 0.28 ± 0.002 | 68.3 ± 0.79 | 212.2 ± 2.87 |
n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | |
Planting time (Pt) | ||||
20 December | 1517.5 ± 23.2 a | 0.48 ± 0.008 a | 93.3 ± 1.54 a | 293.3 ± 5.65 a |
10 January | 748.0 ± 13.1 b | 0.24 ± 0.004 b | 89.5 ± 1.26 a | 279.7 ± 5.96 a |
31 January | 664.4 ± 11.5 b | 0.21 ± 0.004 b | 54.1 ± 0.82 b | 166.9 ± 2.91 b |
21 February | 552.1 ± 24.3 c | 0.17 ± 0.007 c | 30.7 ± 1.51 c | 91.6 ± 4.48 c |
Bulb density per m2 (Bd) | ||||
2.0 | 935.3 ± 8.2 a | 0.19 ± 0.002 d | 73.8 ± 0.75 a | 147.6 ± 1.51 d |
2.5 | 869.7 ± 11.6 a,b | 0.22 ± 0.003 c | 71.7 ± 0.93 a | 179.3 ± 2.32 c |
3.3 | 838.3 ± 10.2 b | 0.28 ± 0.003 b | 62.5 ± 0.92 b | 206.3 ± 4.01 b |
5.0 | 838.8 ± 13.0 b | 0.42 ± 0.007 a | 59.6 ± 1.07 b | 298.0 ± 5.33 a |
Y × Pt | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
Y × Bd | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
Pt × Bd | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
Y × Pt × Bd | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
Within each column, n.s. = no statistically significant difference; means followed by different letters are significantly different according to the Duncan test at p ≤ 0.05. Mean values ± standard deviations have been reported for the main effects of the experimental factors.