Effects of Varieties and Different Environments on Growth and Yield Performance of Shallot (Allium cepa var. aggregatum)

Table 2

Mean squares values and significance level for growth traits of shallot.

Source of variation	Degree of freedom	Plant height (cm)	Leaf length (cm)	Leaf number/plant	Shoot number/plant	Days to physiological maturity
Block (L  Y)	12	2.13 ns	28.70 ns	10.39 ns	31.85 ns	37.04
Variety (var)	3	218.47	118.42	37.11	51.81	90.75
Year (y)	1	22.22 ns	186.22	329.38	1223.06	696.88
Location (loc)	2	7.5.22	145.89	706.39	1151.63	3200.16
Var  year	3	29.33 ns	8.08 ns	20.53 ns	0.51 ns	84.33
Loc  ear	2	22.22 ns	347.44	329.38	1183.31	696.88
Loc  var	6	45.52 ns	16.91 ns	17.03 ns	6.78 ns	35.09
Var  loc  year	6	9.62 ns	11.21 ns	15.82 ns	3.16 ns	35.09
Error	46	17.89	18.53	7.86	246.93	9.4
R ^2	0.57	0.81	0.67	0.88	0.92	0.95

Ns = nonsignificant; , , and indicate significant difference at probability levels of 5%, 1%, and 0.1%, respectively.