Table 5.
Analysis of variance for the combined effect of phosphorus level and rice cultivar on various growth parameters of soil-grown rice plants.
| Source of variation | DF | PH | NTP | PL | PY | SY | BY | PPU | SPU | TPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus levels (P) | 1 | 184.08*** | 65.33*** | 75.00*** | 223.60*** | 205.84*** | 858.52*** | 5160.5*** | 4564.6*** | 19431.9*** |
| Cultivars (C) | 1 | 1564.08*** | 48.00** | 56.33*** | 406.00*** | 731.64*** | 2227.69*** | 11561.2*** | 4084.4*** | 29390.1*** |
| P × C | 1 | 14.08* | 0.33 ns | 1.33 ns | 7.68* | 13.44* | 0.80 ns | 214.6** | 26.1* | 91.1* |
| Error | 8 | 1.58 | 2.00 | 0.87 | 1.11 | 3.43 | 4.46 | 13.4 | 6.4 | 24.8 |
| Total | 11 |
DF = degrees of freedom; PH = plant height; NTP = tiller number per pot; PL = panicle length; PY = paddy yield; SY = straw yield; BY = biological yield; PPU = paddy P uptake; SPU = straw P uptake; TPU = total (paddy + straw) P uptake.
***significant at P ≤ 0.001; **significant at P ≤ 0.01; *significant at P ≤ 0.05; ns = non-significant at P ≥ 0.05.