Table 5.
Analysis of variance of plant growth hormones effect and the number of feeding cycles in the TIB system on the growth characteristics of S. pennata seedlings.
| SOV | df | MS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Stems |
Length of the Longest Stem (cm) | Rooted Samples (%) | Length of the Longest Root (cm) | Biomass | Multiplication Rate | ||
| Hormone (H) | 2 | 1.938 ** | 4.692 ** | 0.023 ns | 0.155 ns | 3.773 ** | 0.350 ** |
| Feeding Cycle (F) | 1 | 0.361 ** | 2.584 ** | 0.035 ns | 0.133 ns | 1.773 ** | 0.056 ** |
| (H) × (F) | 2 | 0.004 ns | 0.385 ** | 0.012 ns | 0.033 ns | 0.081 ns | 0.011 ns |
| Error | 12 | 0.023 | 0.055 | 0.01 | 0.052 | 0.056 | 0.003 |
| CV (%) | 5.81 | 6.99 | 9.64 | 19.91 | 7.29 | 4.03 | |
ns and **, non-significant and significant at the p < 0.01 probability level (Duncan’s test). SOV—source of variation; MS—mean square; CV—coefficient of variation; df—degrees of freedom.