Table 4 Growth parameters of some rice genotypes affected by the planting methods.
Treatment | Leaf area index | Flag leaf area (cm2) | Leaf rolling | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Planting method (T) | ||||||
 Transplanting rice | 6.56a | 6.58a | 30.36a | 30.51a | 2.60b | 2.73b |
 Aerobic cultivation | 4.54b | 4.56b | 21.20b | 21.84b | 4.57a | 4.70a |
 F. test | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
Rice genotype (V) | ||||||
 1-Giza177 | 4.68 g | 4.66e | 21.31 fg | 20.82 g | 5.16a | 5.07a |
 2-Sakha102 | 4.70 g | 4.90f. | 23.13ef | 23.46f. | 5.00a | 5.09a |
 3-Giza178 | 5.63e | 5.83d | 25.06cde | 26.55d | 2.66c | 3.05 cd |
 4-Giza179 | 5.80de | 5.75d | 29.95b | 29.46b | 2.00c | 2.50de |
 5-Sakha106 | 4.55 g | 4.43 g | 20.65 g | 21.18 g | 4.83a | 5.16a |
 6-Sakha107 | 5.10f. | 5.08e | 25.83 cd | 25.48e | 3.50b | 3.83b |
 7-A22 | 5.88 cd | 5.76d | 24.05de | 25.10e | 3.66b | 3.33bc |
 8-E. Yasmine | 6.05c | 6.11c | 26.70c | 28.01c | 4.00b | 3.94b |
 9-EHR1 | 6.70a | 6.80a | 35.11a | 34.98a | 2.50c | 2.16e |
 10-GZ9399 | 6.38b | 6.20b | 25.98 cd | 26.63 | 2.67c | 2.99 cd |
 F test | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
Interction (V × T) | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |