Table 4 Agronomic traits of sugarcane genotypes irradiated using four levels of gamma radiations.

From: Revisiting the physical mutagenesis for sugarcane improvement: a stomatal prospective

Genotypes

Gamma radiation doses (Gy)

Plant height (cm)

Number of stools plant-1

Stool weight (kg)

Stool girth (cm)

Number of internodes

Internode length (cm)

Leaf length (cm)

Leaf width (cm)

NIA-0819

0

319.83 d

7.33 b

7.80 cd

3.06 b–e

22.16 b–d

17.00 bc

133.33 f

4.30 bc

10

337.50 b

8.00 a

8.71 a

2.83 e–g

28.83 a

19.37 a

143.33 e

5.05 a

20

323.00 c

8.00 a

8.43 ab

2.59 g

23.66 bc

17.70 bc

136.00 f

4.20 b–d

30

317.00 d

6. 33 c

6.14 ef

2.83 e–g

24.50 b

14.33 d

132.83 f

4.17 b–d

40

299.00 e

5.33 d

5.20 g

2.70 fg

20.66 de

12.23 f

123.83 h

3.77 e

NIA-98

0

324.00 c

5.00 d

4.99 g

2.68 fg

16.50 fg

17.66 bc

175.17 b

4.09 c–e

10

290.83 e

6.33 c

4.99 g

2.92 d–f

17.16 fg

16.66 c

174.00 b

4.12 c–e

20

367.33 a

6.00 c

6.63 d–f

3.01 c–e

21.00 c–e

18.33 ab

182.83 a

5.35 a

30

247.83 g

4.66 e

4.76 g

2.92 d–f

16.66 fg

13.66 de

163.33 c

3.86 de

40

223.00 i

3.66 f

3.69 h

2.71 fg

15.00 g

10.50 g

156.50 d

3.39 f

BL4

0

247.50 g

4.66 e

6.97 c–e

3.34 a

15.50 g

10.66 g

124.62 g

4.23 bc

10

246.83 g

6.33 c

7.30 cd

3.25 a–c

15.50 g

10.50 g

119.35 g

4.26 bc

20

259.50 f

7.00 b

8.35 ab

3.27 ab

18.50 ef

12.66 ef

123.35 gh

4.48 b

30

245.17 h

5.33 d

6.06 f

3.24 a–c

15.50 g

9.50 g

119.06 hi

3.78 e

40

237.50 h

3.33 f

4.76 g

3.10 a–d

14.83 g

7.83 h

114.70 i

3.35 f

  1. Means followed by different letters in the same column indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).