Table 2 Analysis of variance (ANOVA) of studied characters of rapeseed-mustard genotypes under the influence of seed priming.
Parameters | Source of variation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genotype (V) | Seed priming (T) | V × T (interaction) | Error | Total (Corrected) | ||
Seed germination % | df | 5 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 89 |
SS | 35.45 | 56.69 | 1.57 | 38.75 | 132.46 | |
MSS | 7.09 | 14.17 | 0.08 | 0.65 | ||
F | 10.98** | 21.94** | 0.12NS | |||
Root length (cm) | df | 5 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 89 |
SS | 61.07 | 18.76 | 51.52 | 21.57 | 152.92 | |
MSS | 12.21 | 4.69 | 2.58 | 0.36 | ||
F | 33.97** | 13.05** | 7.17** | |||
Shoot length (cm) | df | 5 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 89 |
SS | 11.22 | 1.37 | 11.23 | 4.12 | 27.94 | |
MSS | 2.24 | 0.34 | 0.56 | 0.07 | ||
F | 32.66** | 4.98** | 8.17** | |||
Seedlings’ fresh weight (mg per 5 seedlings) | df | 5 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 89 |
SS | 1768693.06 | 121117.64 | 366092.36 | 162758.33 | 2418661.39 | |
MSS | 353738.61 | 30279.41 | 18304.62 | 2712.64 | ||
F | 130.40** | 11.16** | 6.75** | |||
Seedlings’ dry weight (mg per 5 seedlings) | df | 5 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 89 |
SS | 1678.32 | 2076.25 | 41.48 | 1269.00 | 5065.06 | |
MSS | 335.66 | 519.06 | 2.07 | 21.15 | ||
F | 15.87** | 24.54** | 0.10NS | |||
Vigour index-I | df | 5 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 89 |
SS | 1306411.91 | 423782.32 | 760427.37 | 268407.78 | 2759029.38 | |
MSS | 261282.38 | 105945.58 | 38021.37 | 4473.46 | ||
F | 58.41** | 23.68** | 8.50** | |||
Vigour index-II | df | 5 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 89 |
SS | 667237.38 | 809297.19 | 26428.64 | 25599.61 | 1528562.82 | |
MSS | 133447.48 | 202324.30 | 1321.43 | 426.66 | ||
F | 312.77** | 474.20** | 3.10** | |||
Oil % | df | 5 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 89 |
SS | 797.34 | 23.87 | 4.36 | 1.85 | 827.41 | |
MSS | 159.47 | 5.97 | 0.22 | 0.03 | ||
F | 5184.71** | 194.01** | 7.08** | |||
Total soluble protein % | df | 5 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 89 |
SS | 615.11 | 23.01 | 3.09 | 2.43 | 643.64 | |
MSS | 123.02 | 5.75 | 0.15 | 0.04 | ||
F | 3037.89** | 142.08** | 3.81** | |||
Electrical conductivity (µS m− 1 g− 1) | df | 5 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 89 |
SS | 3.19 | 0.51 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 3.90 | |
MSS | 0.64 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.00 | ||
F | 550.65** | 110.38** | 5.60** | |||
α-amylase (24 h) (µg min− 1 g− 1) | df | 5 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 89 |
SS | 595.16 | 58.91 | 8.81 | 5.24 | 668.12 | |
MSS | 119.03 | 14.73 | 0.44 | 0.09 | ||
F | 1362.89** | 168.64** | 5.04** | |||
α-amylase (48 h) (µg min− 1 g− 1) | df | 5 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 89 |
SS | 847.55 | 70.02 | 6.90 | 4.05 | 928.52 | |
MSS | 169.51 | 17.51 | 0.34 | 0.07 | ||
F | 2511.26** | 259.34** | 5.11** | |||
Peroxidase (24 h) (∆A min− 1 g− 1) | df | 5 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 89 |
SS | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | |
MSS | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
F | 367.31** | 42.85** | 0.73NS | |||
Peroxidase (48 h) (∆A min− 1 g− 1) | df | 5 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 89 |
SS | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | |
MSS | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
F | 530.45** | 58.39** | 1.93* | |||
