Table 1 Combined analysis of variance for Cumin under normal irrigation and drought stress conditions over three growing seasons. **, Ns: significant at 1% probability level and non-significant at 5% probability level, respectively.

From: Enhancing drought tolerance in cumin through physiological and genetic insights from a synthetic variety

Traits

Condition (C)

Year (Y)

Genotype (G)

Y× C

G× C

G×Y

CV%

Yield

**

ns

**

ns

**

ns

9.54

Protein

**

ns

**

ns

**

ns

1.63

Sugar

**

ns

**

ns

**

ns

3.71

Chlorophyll a

**

ns

**

ns

**

ns

8.06

Chlorophyll b

**

ns

**

ns

**

ns

7.83

Total chlorophyll

**

ns

**

ns

**

ns

8.18

Carotenoid

**

ns

**

ns

**

ns

7.42

Proline

**

ns

**

ns

**

ns

1.09

Catalase activity

**

ns

**

ns

**

ns

5.17

peroxidase

**

ns

**

ns

**

ns

6.68

Ascorbate peroxidase

**

ns

**

ns

**

ns

4.06

Essential oil

**

ns

**

ns

**

ns

5.69