Table 3 a Mean and range of various traits studied under different treatments and environments. b Effect of spot blotch, terminal heat stress and their combination on various traits studies in comparison to the control.

From: Crosses with spelt improve tolerance of South Asian spring wheat to spot blotch, terminal heat stress, and their combination

Trait

General statistics

Treatments and environments

Control (Timely sown protected with fungicide)

Spot blotch stress (Timely sown inoculated with pathogen)

Terminal Heat stress (Late sown protected with fungicide)

Spot blotch + Terminal heat stress (Late sown and inoculated with pathogen)

a

AUDPC

Range

92.09— 304.30

226.19–899.74

158.65–347.69

381.64–1221.08

Mean ± SD

194.53 ± 39.08

667.62 ± 109.67

245.10 ± 42.45

781.69 ± 122.02

BM (g)

Range

96.67—196.67

83.33–190.00

83.33–176.67

81.67–168.33

Mean ± SD

140.31 ± 15.38

121.77 ± 14.27

111.37 ± 13.08

102.24 ± 9.66

DH (d)

Range

71.00–111

71.00—110.33

59.83–105.33

52.67–102.83

Mean ± SD

77.08 ± 3.31

77.16 ± 3.42

66.34 ± 3.64

66.18 ± 3.55

GI

Range

1.00 –5.00

5.00–1.00

1.00–5.00

1.00–5.00

Mean ± SD

2.48 ± 0.92

2.56 ± 1.00

2.44 ± 0.82

2.61 ± 0.80

GPS

Range

41.66–60.47

31.13–55.11

32.67–50.44

29.45–46.65

Mean ± SD

51.16 ± 3.48

44.50 ± 4.15

41.37 ± 3.72

38.05 ± 3.67

PH (cm)

Range

69.33–107.67

74.00–108.50

63.17–104.17

64.50–100.17

Mean ± SD

83.77 ± 4.98

84.01 ± 4.79

74.22 ± 4.75

74.10 ± 4.82

PL (cm)

Range

21.83–37.50

22.50–41.83

17.50–37.00

16.67–37.67

Mean ± SD

29.33 ± 2.74

29.28 ± 2.83

25.00 ± 3.21

24.89 ± 3.11

PY (g)

Range

42.39–100.23

35.50–82.02

36.91–75.29

27.93–60.90

Mean ± SD

74.40 ± 8.44

58.08 ± 7.72

53.77 ± 6.83

45.40 ± 5.28

SL (cm)

Range

8.00—12.50

7.83–12.50

6.50–11.67

6.83–11.50

Mean ± SD

9.77 ± 0.73

10.04 ± 0.73

9.28 ± 0.78

9.35 ± 0.72

SPS

Range

45.58—64.50

43.68–60.24

41.89–57.77

39.77–57.51

Mean ± SD

54.91 ± 3.12

51.60 ± 3.12

49.23 ± 2.56

48.63 ± 2.55

SS (%)

Range

1.4015.77

1.19–37.87

3.79–30.55

5.35–38.48

Mean ± SD

6.80 ± 3.08

13.64 ± 5.86

15.96 ± 5.58

21.74 ± 6.91

TKW (g)

Range

24.37–52.37

23.16–40.66

19.41–40.05

19.99–34.23

Mean ± SD

37.67 ± 3.76

31.04 ± 3.08

29.78 ± 3.49

25.68 ± 2.83

b

AUDPC

Mean

194.53

667.62

245.10

781.69

% Change over control

 

256.35

29.49

317.61

Range of change over control (%)

 

91.89 to 658.03

− 25.88 to 130.47

144.31 to 683.60

BM (g)

Mean

140.310

121.770

111.370

102.240

% Change over control

 

− 13.21

− 20.63

− 27.13

Range of change over control (%)

 

− 38.60 to 20.97

− 43.82 to 4.53

− 49.12 to − 6.90

DH (d)

Mean

77.080

77.160

66.340

66.180

% Change over control

 

0.09

− 13.94

− 14.15

Range of change over control (%)

 

− 9.36 to 10.39

− 19.14 to − 5.11

− 30.24 to − 3.46

GI

Mean

2.480

2.560

2.440

2.610

% Change over control

 

3.51

1.56

5.56

Range of change over control (%)

 

− 61.54 to 125

− 40 to 100

− 55.56 to 175

GPS

Mean

51.160

44.500

41.370

38.050

% Change over control

 

− 13.01

− 19.13

− 25.63

Range of change over control (%)

 

− 36.00 to − 0.54

− 34.76 to − 5.60

− 40.72 to –9.42

PH (cm)

Mean

83.770

84.010

74.220

74.100

% Change over control

 

0.29

− 11.39

− 11.54

Range of change over control (%)

 

− 14.86 to 21.88

− 22.47 to 0.72

− 26.86 to 7.21

PL (cm)

Mean

29.330

29.280

25.000

24.890

% Change over control

 

− 0.16

− 14.75

− 15.15

Range of change over control (%)

 

− 31.12 to 29.38

− 36.26 to 14.94

− 48.98 to 20.78

PY (g)

Mean

74.400

58.080

53.770

45.400

% Change over control

 

− 21.93

− 27.72

− 38.97

Range of change over control (%)

 

− 39.90 to − 5.47

− 45.57 to − 10.36

− 54.84 to 21.51

SL (cm)

Mean

9.770

10.040

9.280

9.350

% Change over control

 

2.73

− 5.09

− 4.31

Range of change over control (%)

 

− 24.32 to 33.96

− 24.19 to 14.81

− 32.79 to 23.21

SPS

Mean

54.910

51.600

49.230

48.630

% Change over control

 

− 6.02

− 10.35

− 11.44

Range of change over control (%)

 

− 23.52 to 11.29

− 22.29 to 2.66

− 26.90 to 4.05

SS (%)

Mean

6.800

13.640

15.960

21.740

% Change over control

 

6.84

9.16

14.94

Range of change over control (%)

 

− 3.37 to 30.54

− 4.12 to 24.30

− 0.41 to 31.67

TKW (g)

Mean

37.670

31.040

29.780

25.680

% Change over control

 

− 17.60

− 20.94

− 31.82

Range of change over control (%)

 

− 43.65 to − 4.53

− 42.46 to − 5.50

− 53.49 to − 11.43