Table 8.
Number of grains spike-1, 1000 grain weight and grain yield plant−1 under various levels of potted soil water holding capacity.
Field Capacity Levels | Number of grains spike-1 |
1000 grain weight (g) |
Grain yield Plant−1 (g) |
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Chakwal-50 | Wafaq-2001 | Chakwal-50 | Wafaq-2001 | Chakwal-50 | Wafaq-2001 | |
80% | 29.7 ± 0.09 a | 28.7 ± 0.22 abc | 38.4 ± 0.11 a | 36.1 ± 0.12b | 4.1 ± 0.13 a | 3.8 ± 0.08 ab |
60% | 29.4 ± 0.15 ab | 28.5 ± 0.11 bc | 37.6 ± 0.19 a | 35 ± 0.16c | 3.9 ± 0.03 a | 3.5 ± 0.08 bc |
40% | 28.9 ± 0.22 ab | 27.8 ± 0.29 cd | 35 ± 0.17c | 33.2 ± 0.20 d | 3.4 ± 0.04 cd | 3.1 ± 0.07 de |
20% | 27.1 ± 0.16 de | 26.6 ± 0.20 e | 33.2 ± 0.23 d | 27.5 ± 0.22 e | 2.7 ± 0.08 ef | 2.6 ± 0.07f |
LSD | Interaction (T × V) : 1.05 | Interaction (T × V) : 0.87 | Interaction (T × V) : 0.35 |
The values represent the averages (±SE) of four independent replicates followed by different letters within columns are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05, according to Duncan’s Multiple Range test.