Table 3 Variation and effect on 38 traits of DT lines under WDS.

From: Impact of water deficit stress in maize: Phenology and yield components

Traits

Mean I

WDS

Change due to WDS

Range I

WDS

LG-WDS

Loss

Gain

Flowering and maturity

   

% (except days and score)

% (except days and score)

  

DA

79.50

87.46

7.96 (10.01)

74.25–84.75

84.50–89.63

—

3.50–10.25 Days

DS

83.17

95.38

12.21 (14.68)

78.25–87.75

93.63–97.00

—

7.75–15.38 Days

ASI

3.67

7.92

4.25 (115.80)

3.00–4.00

7.25–9.13

—

3.38–5.13 Days

DDH

115.17

127.38

12.21 (10.60)

114.25–115.75

123.63–130.75

—

9.38–15.25 Days

Vegetative stage and leaf traits

PH

130.63

105.52

−25.11 (19.22)

113.96–160.92

86.46–127.15

12.00–24.13

—

NL

12.03

11.08

−0.95 (7.90)

11.63–12.33

10.20–11.63

4.08–12.30

—

SU

117.50

105.64

−11.86 (10.09)

93.67–130.33

90.67–114.25

29.44

21.98

SL

146.11

134.42

−11.69 (8.00)

143.00–148.00

113.72–153.88

22.82

7.61

LA-3

29.18

26.61

−2.57 (8.81)

26.17–32.86

24.64–28.45

25.03

2.27

LA-C

32.49

28.05

−4.44 (13.67)

24.40–37.07

25.79–31.26

26.88

5.69

INL3–4

11.80

9.90

−1.90 (16.1)

10.91–12.50

7.86–11.14

10.86–27.92

—

FLL

30.13

21.61

−8.52 (28.28)

29.56–30.84

19.63–24.30

19.00–36.35

—

FLW

4.41

3.01

−1.40 (31.75)

4.04–4.60

2.54–3.26

19.43–44.61

—

Ear traits

EH

63.33

46.84

−16.49 (26.04)

47.67–77.50

37.38–58.75

21.58–31.54

—

EL

15.72

11.00

−4.72 (30.03)

11.99–18.70

9.67–12.49

19.37–34.17

—

EW

4.83

3.27

−1.56 (32.3)

4.37–5.29

2.88–3.71

26.00–40.41

—

H/C

8.69

8.70

0.01 (0.12)

8.17–9.00

7.69–10.15

14.58

24.28

Yield and stress index

CP

1.09

0.91

−0.18 (16.51)

0.97–1.26

0.83–0.99

12.32–20.92

—

K/R

24.54

17.20

−7.34 (29.91)

21.38–27.85

15.88–19.29

25.73–32.63

—

KR/C

13.34

9.38

−3.96 (29.69)

12.96–13.92

7.57–10.69

18.69–45.62

—

SW

250.39

206.14

−44.25 (17.67)

246.18–258.38

200.42–212.13

16.37–18.73

—

GY/ha

35.53

18.28

−17.25 (48.55)

27.76–45.27

14.26–20.65

38.48–55.95

—

KiSTI

0.38

0.37

−0.01 (2.63)

0.24–0.57

0.25–0.43

23.89

25.00

YI

0.60

0.58

−0.02 (3.33)

0.48–0.75

0.49–0.63

17.00

11.95

Stress responsive traits

RLWC

93.70

75.05

−18.65 (19.90)

92.45–94.64

71.97–77.14

18.49–22.15

—

SG

51.38

35.03

−16.35 (31.82)

8.66–78.91

7.34–53.50

15.16–43.93

—

LS

2.50

4.89

2.39 (95.60)

2.00–3.00

4.00–5.71

—

1.50–2.96 Score

LR

1.65

4.70

3.05 (184.85)

1.42–1.91

4.34–5.40

—

2.43–3.78 Score

LF

0.56

2.65

2.09 (373.21)

0.30–0.70

2.06–3.30

—

1.77–2.62 Score

PS

98.95

46.77

−52.18 (52.73)

98.44–99.77

45.47–47.47

51.06–54.30

—

TB

1.00

4.37

3.37 (337.00)

1.00–1.00

3.84–5.15

—

2.84–4.15 Score

BP

0.67

26.04

25.37 (3786.57)

0.54–0.85

19.54–31.03

—

18.69–30.49

Root traits

NBR

1.28

0.69

−0.59 (46.09)

0.84–2.00

0.58–0.83

20.36–58.38

—

RFW

27.56

13.78

−13.78 (50.00)

21.90–30.41

9.28–17.77

41.55–57.63

—

RDW

9.52

4.69

−4.83 (50.74)

7.97–11.09

2.97–6.78

38.81–62.70

—

RL

30.11

16.51

−13.60 (45.17)

27.42–32.09

15.17–17.80

44.53–46.25

—

RV

20.10

14.74

−5.36 (26.67)

15.68–23.13

12.83–18.11

15.22–40.34

—

RN

39.97

27.73

−12.24 (30.62)

31.59–50.09

23.44–31.07

9.17–38.73

—

  1. Data in parenthesis is the percentage change; I: Irrigated; WDS: Water Deficit Stress; LGP-WDS: Loss and grain in phenotype under WDS; DT: Drought tolerant; NDT: Non-drought tolerant; DA: Days to 50% tasseling; DS: Days to 50% silking; ASI: Anthesis silk interval; DDH: Days to 75% dry husk; PH: Plant height; NL: Number of leaves per plant; SU: Number of stomata on upper surface of leaf; SL: Number of stomata on lower surface of leaf; LA-3: 3rd leaf angle from top; LA-C: Leaf angle at ear forming node; INL3–4: Internodal length between 3rd and 4th leaf from top; FLL: Flag leaf length; FLW: Flag leaf width; EH: Ear height; EL: Ear length; EW: Ear width; H/C: Number of husk per ear; C/P: Number of ear per plant; K/R: Number of kernels per rows; KR/C: Number of kernel rows per ear; SW: 1000 seed weight; GY/ha: Grain yield per hectare; KiSTI: Modified stress tolerance index; YI: Yield index; RLWC: Relative leaf water content; SG: Stay green; LS: Leaf senescence; LR: Leaf rolling; LF: Leaf firing; PS%: Pollen stainability; TB: Tassel blast and BP: Bareness percentage; NBR: Number of brace root per plant; RFW: Root fresh weight; RDW: Root dry weight; RL: Root length; RV: Root volume; RN: Number of roots >10 cm.