Table 5A.

Mean comparison of dormancy duration and sprout length of potato tubers for two years (2018–2019) under γ-irradiation doses and genotype main effects.

Factors		2018		2019
		Dormancy duration	Sprout length	Dormancy duration	Sprout length
		(Days)	(mm)	(Days)	(mm)
Irradiation dose (ID)	Control	55.9a	2.8d	55.46a	2.80c
	1.0 kGy	55.0ab	2.8cd	55.29a	2.84c
	1.5 kGy	54.3b	2.8cd	54.33ab	2.86c
	2.0 kGy	53.8bc	2.8cd	53.92bc	2.87bc
	2.5 kGy	52.7c	2.9bc	52.88cd	2.92bc
	3.0 kGy	51.5d	3.0b	52.00d	3.01b
	3.5 kGy	48.3e	3.2a	48.88e	3.23a
LSD ID (P ≤ 0.05)	1.15	0.14	1.219	0.143
Genotypes (G)	FD51-5	40.4e	3.2b	38.07d	3.19b
	PRI Red	34.8f	6.7a	35.96e	6.61a
	Sante	54.7c	2.9c	55.07b	2.89c
	FD73-49	52.3d	2.6d	52.72c	2.63d
	FD69-1	67.5b	1.2e	69.00a	1.23e
	FD8-1	68.9a	1.0e	68.68a	1.054f
LSD G (P ≤ 0.05)	1.06	0.13	1.128	0.132
LSD ID × G (P ≤ 0.05)	NS	NS	NS	NS

NS, non-significant at P ≤ 0.05.

Treatment means followed by the same letter are not significantly different.

LSD, least significant difference.