Table 2 Combined analysis of yield related traits of clones and parental populations of Garlic during the two years and in the three environments, i.e., Hamedan (Ekbatan), Zanjan (Tarom), and Kerman (Bardsir).

From: Adaptability of parental populations and selected garlic (Allium sativum L.) clones for introducing promising clones in Iran

Source of variation

df

Yield

(kg/hectare)

Neck diameter

(mm)

Pseudo stem height (mm)

Plant height (mm)

Plant biomass (g)

Bulb weight (g)

Bulb humidity percentage

Bulb dry matter (g)

Percentage of bulb dry matter to plant dry matter

Year (Y)

1

13,538 ns

13,538 ns

8152 ns

6125 ns

221 ns

254 ns

98.50 ns

12.4 ns

743 ns

Environment (E)

2

2,028,425,352 *

2,028,425,352 *

416,966 *

578,405 *

318 ns

9819 ns

1151 ns

1150 ns

3022 ns

Y×E

2

28,612,724 **

28,612,724 **

4351 **

17,121 **

206 **

3822 **

241 **

152 **

310 **

Error a

18

244,782

244,782

33.50

180

0.34

10.30

0.65

1.63

1.56

Genotype (G)

8

13,411,646 **

13,411,646 **

1094 ns

5765 **

3.88 ns

429 **

29.70 ns

72.9 *

13 ns

G×Y

8

2,065,036 ns

2,065,036 ns

141 ns

459 ns

0.88 ns

78.6 ns

44.90 ns

5.5 ns

8.14 ns

G×E

16

1,607,762 ns

1,607,762 ns

617 **

1103 ns

1.99 ns

44.1 ns

36.40 ns

21.8 ns

18.20 **

G×Y×E

16

921,535 **

921,535 **

70.70 **

1123 **

0.94 **

34.9 **

25.60 **

10.8 **

5.30 **

Error b

144

171,293

171,293

20.90

122

0.18

11.8

1.30

2.6

1.38

CV

 

3.47

4.52

4.33

2.34

8.63

6.13

1.64

6.93

1.45

Source of variation

df

Bulb length (mm)

Bulb width (mm)

Bulb height (mm)

Sphericity coefficient

Number of tunic

Clove number

Cloves weight (g)

Dry matter yield (kg/hectare)

Total pyruvate content (µm/g)

Allicin yield (kg/hectare)

Year (Y)

1

1.46 ns

590 ns

10.40 ns

9.66 ns

82.8 ns

0.05 ns

179 ns

111,963 ns

902 ns

1634 ns

Environment (E)

2

5053 *

9039 ns

1164 ns

22.3 ns

240 *

116 ns

9370 ns

222,089,270 *

1304 ns

64,628 *

Y×E

2

236 **

2295 **

80.30 **

19.5 **

8.98 **

208 **

4028 **

4,069,380 **

688**

849 **

Error a

18

4.13

2.52

0.98

1.19

0.09

0.5

10.2

37,884

1.21

9.04

Genotype (G)

8

96.60 *

75.80 ns

36.70 **

10.9 ns

1.15 ns

23.4 ns

383 *

2,256,044 **

46.6 ns

504 *

G×Y

8

19.40 ns

15.40 ns

3.56 ns

6.25 ns

0.24 ns

4.07 ns

73.3 ns

306,815 ns

13.2 ns

45.6 ns

G×E

16

24.10 *

22.70 *

8.22 ns

9.99 ns

1.63 *

12.3 **

47 ns

502,958 ns

40/9 *

149 **

G×Y×E

16

9.63 **

7.78 **

11.20 **

7.98 **

0.66 **

3.11 **

29.8 **

352,065**

13/3**

35.1**

Error b

144

2.16

2.10

0.93

1.54

0.08

0.41

11.6

42,943

2.36

8.15

CV

 

3.18

3.00

2.80

1.43

4.49

6.69

6.57

4.32

2.26

4.82

  1. ns, * and ** Non-significant, significant at the 5 and 1% probability levels, respectively.