Table 2 Analysis of variance for various traits across different concentrations of phosphorus at 28 d.

Shoot length

57.65

652.35**

26.78

233.41**

11.50

116.898**

28.79

Max. root length

17.52

390.15**

50.29

101.66**

15.72

19.948**

15.43

Leaf length

31.34

305.24**

21.66

186.12**

15.85

60.701**

25.84

Leaf width

0.51

0.0144**

7.91

0.0442**

29.43

0.0089**

33.46

Number of leaves

6.79

10.08**

32.62

3.124**

12.12

1.159*

22.49

Number of tillers

1.05

0.274**

20.77

0.0926**

8.40

0.0894**

40.58

SPAD

34.13

58.80**

22.59

9.625 ns

4.44

13.089**

30.18

Stem diameter

1.80

0.218 ns

3.22

1.491**

26.43

0.239 ns

21.17

Leaf dry weight

0.13

0.0132**

20.79

0.0054**

10.27

0.0032**

30.30

Stem dry weight

0.074

0.0029**

11.66

0.0010 ns

4.68

0.0014**

34.75

Shoot dry weight

0.209

0.0279**

21.36

0.0100**

9.23

0.0083**

38.36

Root dry weight

0.038

0.0012**

11.64

0.0020**

22.63

0.0006**

35.74

Root-to-shoot ratio

0.30

0.0778**

38.34

0.0625**

36.93

0.0032*

9.39

Leaf area

12.23

40.047**

9.49

87.132**

24.77

21.832**

31.03

Total root length

120.25

43,780.20**

43.70

13,871.20**

16.61

4088.69**

24.49

Projected root area

15.49

222.55**

51.42

37.56**

10.41

14.28 ns

19.80

Root surface area

17.08

225.76**

52.60

62.91**

17.59

11.29 ns

15.78

Average root diameter

0.408

0.00752 ns

5.52

0.03579**

31.52

0.00688 ns

30.27

Root length per volume

400.83

217,780.00**

50.68

19,186.70 ns

5.36

17,959.50*

25.08

Root volume

0.67

1.55175 ns

12.65

1.14796 ns

11.23

0.62349 ns

30.49

Shoot P content

0.95

0.0354

63.803

0.0119**

25.76

0.0006**

6.531

Root P content

0.39

0.0025

12.268

0.0137**

80.24

0.0002**

4.761