Table 8.
Mean square for the effect of clove topping (CT), cold storage duration (DLTS), gibberellic acid (GA3), and season on clove size category of garlic (in number and weight, respectively).
| Source of variation | Small | Medium | Large | Very large | Small | Medium | Large | Very large |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rep (2) | 0.1350∗∗ | 0.3522∗∗ | 1.4701∗∗ | 0.1509∗∗ | 0.4215∗∗ | 1.2288∗∗ | 7.6652∗∗ | 5.7791∗∗ |
| Sn (1) | 0.6510∗∗ | 1.3665∗∗ | 4.1475∗∗ | 1.8113∗∗ | 3.2199∗∗ | 5.0375∗∗ | 19.9085∗∗ | 11.8686∗∗ |
| CT (1) | 26.7333∗∗ | 13.3528∗∗ | 20.8565∗∗ | 4.4417∗∗ | 54.2078∗∗ | 42.3494∗∗ | 115.6433∗∗ | 224.4736∗∗ |
| DLTS (3) | 12.2251∗∗ | 7.7626∗∗ | 14.8367∗∗ | 3.5035∗∗ | 25.3350∗∗ | 24.8293∗∗ | 82.9468∗∗ | 122.0499∗∗ |
| GA3 (4) | 10.7194∗∗ | 7.5301∗∗ | 13.0730∗∗ | 2.6423∗∗ | 22.0579∗∗ | 24.0765∗∗ | 72.7908∗∗ | 122.6774∗∗ |
| CT × DLTS (3) | 0.1174∗∗ | 0.0828∗∗ | 0.3055∗∗ | 0.2176∗∗ | 0.2367∗∗ | 0.2523∗∗ | 1.6442∗∗ | 1.1200∗∗ |
| CT × GA3 (4) | 11.9894∗∗ | 8.6413∗∗ | 15.5421∗∗ | 2.9960∗∗ | 24.7344∗∗ | 27.6949∗∗ | 87.0224∗∗ | 140.8317∗∗ |
| DLTS × GA3 (12) | 0.0670∗∗ | 0.1688∗∗ | 0.2553∗∗ | 0.0430∗∗ | 0.1426∗∗ | 0.5481∗∗ | 1.4120∗∗ | 2.6263∗∗ |
| Sn × CT (1) | 0.0010ns | 0.0105ns | 0.0555ns | 0.0292∗∗ | 0.1516∗ | 0.0921ns | 0.5805∗ | 0.1116ns |
| Sn × DLTS (3) | 0.00004ns | 0.0102ns | 0.0445ns | 0.0047ns | 0.0306ns | 0.0537ns | 0.3960∗ | 0.4609∗ |
| Sn × GA3 (4) | 0.0004ns | 0.0087ns | 0.0361ns | 0.0038ns | 0.0377ns | 0.0462ns | 0.3324∗ | 0.1948ns |
| CT × DLTS × GA3 (12) | 0.0827∗∗ | 0.0399∗∗ | 0.0809∗∗ | 0.0317∗∗ | 0.1622∗∗ | 0.1302∗∗ | 0.4484∗∗ | 0.6622∗∗ |
| Sn × DLTS × GA3 (12) | 0.0001ns | 0.0003ns | 0.0011ns | 0.0001ns | 0.0005ns | 0.0014ns | 0.0096ns | 0.0155ns |
| Sn × CT × DLTS (3) | 0.00004ns | 0.0009ns | 0.0003ns | 0.0003ns | 0.0004ns | 0.0051ns | 0.0065ns | 0.0504ns |
| Sn × CT × GA3 (4) | 0.0004ns | 0.0098ns | 0.0491ns | 0.0069ns | 0.0389ns | 0.0537ns | 0.4248∗∗ | 0.2375ns |
| Sn × CT × DLTS × GA3 (12) | 0.0001ns | 0.0002ns | 0.0002ns | 0.0002ns | 0.0016ns | 0.0006ns | 0.0024ns | 0.0035ns |
| Error (158) | 0.0173 | 0.0088 | 0.0206 | 0.0032 | 0.0347 | 0.0263 | 0.1117 | 0.1288 |
| CV (%) | 9.11 | 6.88 | 3.65 | 3.39 | 9.14 | 6.78 | 3.62 | 4.6 |
ns, ∗and ∗∗nonsignificant, significant at P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively.