Research Article

Effect of Acute Gamma Irradiation on Curcuma alismatifolia Varieties and Detection of DNA Polymorphism through SSR Marker

Table 4

Mean squares of analysis of variance (ANOVA) for 14 morphological traits in C. alismatifolia.
(a)

Source of variationMean squares
dfGenerationNumber of shootLeaf lengthLeaf widthLeaf numberDays to visible budPlant height

Block4M1V10.0562.21.10.1494.6783.58
Variety3M1V12.63*270.2*30.11*5.00*14556.02*2537.39*
Dose2M1V16.11*3738.04*41.37*10.42*10120.01*15707.66*
Var.*dose6M1V11.41*85.55*4.18*1.67*7312.71*1159.34*
Error44M1V10.09429.510.770.3749.03
Total5984.93

CV (%)M1V12318.317.620.69.116.5

(b)

Source of variationMean squares
dfGenerationDays to
anthesis
Days to
senescence
No. of true
flow
No. of pink
bract
Inflorescence
length
No. of new
rhizomes
Rhizome
size
No. of storage
roots

Block4M1V1128.470.484.180.722.820.10.180.55
Variety3M1V116080.17100.91*91.66*625.43*37.6*1.63*0.23ns17.26*
Dose2M1V115872.611286.82*582.86*353.15*560.22*10.31*5.31*64.81*
Var.*dose6M1V18769.5734.64*29.00*9.77*40.04*1.28*0.25ns3.32*
Error44M1V177.523.223.922.264.450.110.111.21
Total59

CV (%)M1V1101522.916.916.5231826.8

Significant with least square difference test, .