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

Table 3

Mean square values and significance level for yield and yield component traits of shallot.

Source of variation	DF	Bulb neck diameter (cm)	Bulblet number/bulb	Average bulblet weight (g)	Bulb diameter (cm)	Bulb length (cm)	Average bulb weight (kg)	Total yield (t/ha)	Marketable yield (t/ha)
Block (L  S)	12	0.16	3.20 ns	5428.46^∗	0.36 ns	2.24	214.34 ns	14.32 ns	12.47 ns
Variety (var)	3	0.08	16.56	31153.54	1.18	6.17	540.95	252.42	259.339
Season (s)	1	0.04 ns	5.36 ns	82680.07	0.68	0.98 ns	243247.83	52.56 ns	124.55
Location (loc)	2	2.67	1.01 ns	74512.41	3.76	4.25	143867.25	1671.54	1457.03
Var  season	3	0.05 ns	3.37 ns	3290.80 ns	0.068 ns	0.53 ns	534.99	190.38	201.01
Loc  season	2	0.04 ns	5.36 ns	82680.07	0.68	0.98 ns	143727.12	558.09	124.55
Loc  var	6	0.09	2.05 ns	5115.95	0.36	0.91 ns	176.21 ns	59.56	61.34
Var  loc  season	6	0.05 ns	4.46 ns	2855.13 ns	0.16 ns	0.24	175.19 ns	133.17	143.82
Error	46	0.02	1.79	1678.77	0.117	0.339	93.43	25.59	25.16
R ^2	0.57	0.84	0.59	0.87	0.76	0.73	0.99	0.85	0.79

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