Table 2 Analysis of variance for water related traits in response to drought stress in pot marigold.

From: Drought stress effects on pot marigold (Calendula officinalis L.) revealed by REML and BLUEs analysis

Sources of

variation

df

Mean squares

RWC

WSD

IWC

LWC

ELWR

ELWL

LWL

RWP

Irrigation

treatment

2

188.6***

0.02***

5.4**

0.001**

0.003***

0.003**

0.002***

0.003**

Error

12

8.5

0.001

0.6

0.0001

0.0002

0.0003

0.0001

0.0003

CV (%)

 

3.3

22.5

8.8

1

1.5

11.4

13.3

1.9

  1. ns, *, ** and ***: non-significant and significant at the probability level of 5%, 1% and 0.1%, respectively. df: degree of freedom, RWC: Relative water content, WSD: Water saturation deficit, IWC: Initial water content, LWC: Leaf water content, ELWR: Excised leaf water retention, ELWL: Excised leaf water loss, LWL: Leaf water loss, and RWP: Relative water protective.
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