Table 1 Analysis of variance for various traits across different concentrations of phosphorus at 14 d.

Shoot length

37.40

167.84**

31.10

43.44**

9.66

22.51**

25.03

Max. root length

14.16

193.35**

39.90

137.94**

34.16

5.96 ns

7.38

Leaf length

19.45

55.43**

19.44

30.65**

12.90

9.45 ns

19.89

Leaf width

0.371

0.062**

27.81

0.011*

5.92

0.011**

30.60

Number of leaves

4.94

2.375**

30.06

1.008**

15.31

0.297**

22.55

SPAD

30.04

53.29**

13.01

36.42**

10.67

18.14 ns

26.58

Stem diameter

1.33

0.067 ns

6.02

0.167**

17.93

0.052*

27.74

Leaf dry weight

0.050

0.003 ns

4.96

0.002 ns

4.75

0.002 ns

24.05

Stem dry weight

0.026

0.0002**

15.57

0.0001 ns

5.69

0.0001**

33.46

Shoot dry weight

0.076

0.004 ns

5.95

0.003 ns

5.53

0.003 ns

25.94

Root dry weight

0.014

0.0001**

8.88

0.0006**

56.53

0.00004**

16.31

Root-to-shoot ratio

0.382

0.095**

27.17

0.114**

39.15

0.006 ns

9.77

Leaf area

5.44

11.64**

15.49

7.24**

11.56

3.22 ns

25.74

Total root length

52.45

2769.86**

31.75

2344.55**

32.25

280.93*

19.32

Projected root area

11.33

82.74**

27.71

63.48**

25.52

9.75 ns

19.59

Root surface area

12.30

38.11**

32.12

25.55**

25.84

4.45 ns

22.49

Average root diameter

0.415

0.0130 ns

7.02

0.0144 ns

9.32

0.0099 ns

32.05

Root length per volume

159.74

13,812.60**

20.48

22,628.30**

40.25

2515.84*

22.38

Root volume

0.255

0.1322 ns

7.59

0.2302*

15.87

0.0884 ns

30.47

Shoot P content

0.90

0.0769**

74.57

0.0178**

20.76

0.0005*

2.74

Root P content

0.33

0.0014**

10.83

0.0084**

78.71

0.0001 ns

3.56