Table 1 Two way analysis of variance for growth parameters of Chinese potato genotypes under in vitro PEG mediated osmotic stress conditions in a 5 × 3 factorial experiment in complete randomized design (fCRD).
Source | df | Days to sprout | No. of shoots | No. of leaves | No. of roots | Length of shoots | Length of roots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genotypes | 4 | 37.6** | 5.3** | 30.9** | 16.1** | 1.7* | 1.90** |
PEG | 2 | 212.3** | 8.9** | 28.7** | 57.2** | 13.7** | 3.02** |
Genotypes × PEG | 8 | 17.0** | 0.2NS | 2.7NS | 2.9* | 0.8NS | 0.02NS |
Error | 30 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |