A Comparative Analysis of Morphological Characteristics between Endangered Local Prickly Pear and the Newly Introduced Dactylopius opuntiae-Resistant Species in Eastern Morocco

Table 2

Cladode color parameters of the local ecotype, Opuntia dillenii, and Opuntia robusta.

	Opuntia dillenii	Opuntia robusta	Local ecotype	Df	SE	F
L (lightness)	10.33^c	46.64^a	20.07^b	2	1.01	342.46
C (chroma saturation)	10.78^b	12.67^b	23.58^a	2	1.56	19.62
H (hue)	157.85^a	124.4^b	117^b	2	8.32	6.82

According to the analysis of variance, means (± standard error) followed by the same letters are not significantly different . , , , and NS denotes not significant.