Source of variation

Degree of

freedom

(df)

Mean sum of squares (MS)

HD

MD

PH. (cm)

Spike m⁻²

Spikelet

spike⁻¹

Grains

spike⁻¹

TGW

(gm)

Yield (kg∙ha⁻¹)

REP

1

8.02*

8.67*

106.57**

22,972.9**

0.04ns

16.17ns

0.03ns

2429.47ns

YEAR

1

299.02**

143.11**

10.51ns

543,729.00**

3.76*

76.51

33.72**

8,137,380.00**

LOCATION (L)

2

3655.90**

5063.08**

5841.10**

691,924.00**

168.19**

463.38

361.77**

2,160,390.00**

SEEDING TIME (ST)

2

2738.51**

19,807.20**

3651.91**

15,886.60**

84.71**

5535.07

9810.35**

335,388,000.00**

GENOTYPE (G)

19

206.34**

74.018**

355.14**

34,403.30**

13.18**

391.47

586.57**

1,620,170.00**

YEAR × L

2

119.67**

1347.20**

21.16ns

133,294.00**

15.29**

1173.12

48.76**

7,676,490.00**

YEAR × ST

2

349.44**

30.22**

184.09**

25,839.70**

12.26**

49.87

0.19ns

58,626.80*

L × ST

4

99.36**

116.86**

131.23**

6822.44**

13.28**

85.75

220.11**

839,563.00**

YEAR × G

19

6.6479**

6.4137**

37.95**

1326.57ns

1.42*

34.08

2.27**

202,348.00**

L × G

38

11.58**

8.21**

29.17**

2414.93ns

1.93**

65.15

32.59**

355,551**

ST × G

38

8.15**

8.25**

13.29ns

2073.92ns

1.70**

16.24

15.69**

339,741.00**

YEAR × L × ST

4

39.51**

365.56**

183.12**

19,228.10**

31.35**

238.41

7.29**

3,956,500.00**

YEAR × L × G

38

5.10**

4.49**

17.52*

3719.22**

1.74**

23.59

3.56**

108,427.00**

YEAR × ST × G

38

4.84**

4.78**

23.92**

1941.59ns

1.14ns

18.34

3.31**

74,789.30**

L × ST × G

76

2.18ns

4.47**

14.02*

2253.29ns

1.07ns

16.47

12.09**

122,911.00**

YEAR × L × ST × G

76

3.47**

3.67*

16.67**

2040.17ns

0.95ns

15.64

3.68**

84,129.40**

RESIDUAL

359

1.86

2.65

10.88

1836.24

0.89

3439.18

1.02

18,130.40