Table 5 Analysis of variance for the combined effect of phosphorus level and rice cultivar on various growth parameters of soil-grown rice plants.

From: Phosphorus (P) use efficiency in rice is linked to tissue-specific biomass and P allocation patterns

Source of variation

DF

PH

NTP

PL

PY

SY

BY

PPU

SPU

TPU

Phosphorus levels (P)

1

184.08***

65.33***

75.00***

223.60***

205.84***

858.52***

5160.5***

4564.6***

19431.9***

Cultivars (C)

1

1564.08***

48.00**

56.33***

406.00***

731.64***

2227.69***

11561.2***

4084.4***

29390.1***

P × C

1

14.08*

0.33 ns

1.33 ns

7.68*

13.44*

0.80 ns

214.6**

26.1*

91.1*

Error

8

1.58

2.00

0.87

1.11

3.43

4.46

13.4

6.4

24.8

Total

11

         
  1. DF = degrees of freedom; PH = plant height; NTP = tiller number per pot; PL = panicle length; PY = paddy yield; SY = straw yield; BY = biological yield; PPU = paddy P uptake; SPU = straw P uptake; TPU = total (paddy + straw) P uptake.
  2. ***significant at P ≤ 0.001; **significant at P ≤ 0.01; *significant at P ≤ 0.05; ns = non-significant at P ≥ 0.05.
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