Table 1.
Mean squares from the combined ANOVA for traits recorded under Striga infestation across four environments.
| Source | DF | Yield (kg/ha) | Striga damage score at 8 WAP (1–9) | Striga damage score at 10 WAP (1–9) | Emerged Striga count at 8 WAP | Emerged Striga count at 10 WAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Env (E) | 3 | 104128033** | 172.75§ | 445.94§ | 5792.54§ | 39,237.32§ |
| Rep(Env) | 4 | 2831059** | 1.26 ns | 4.05 ns | 91.92 ns | 301.57 ns |
| Blk(Rep*E) | 112 | 524846*** | 1.11§ | 1.33*** | 451.34§ | 1112.03§ |
| Lines (L) | 149 | 2559095§ | 7.00§ | 7.81§ | 1528.28§ | 2435.87§ |
| L x E | 446 | 483792§ | 1.18§ | 1.40§ | 268.44** | 530.09** |
| Error | 483 | 321643 | 0.63 | 0.83 | 204.33 | 416.2 |
| CV (%) | 35.95 | 19.62 | 15.45 | 61.34 | 58.53 |
*, **, ***, §Significant at p ≤ 0.05, p ≤ 0.01, p ≤ 0.001 and 0.0001 levels, respectively, ns = not significant.
Blk, Block; Env, Environment; Rep, Replication; CV, Coefficient of Variation; WAP, weeks after planting.