Agromorphological Traits Variability of the Ethiopian Lentil and Exotic Genotypes

Table 4

Mean squares for agromorphological traits of 228 lentil genotypes at Sirinka in the 2011/12 cropping season.

Sources of Variation	df	Mean squares
		DFF	DM	NP	NS	NSPP	SWPP	PH	SW	BI	SY
Block	4	413.4**	350.5**	983.2*	0.21**	1693.6*	1.16	35.49*	0.8*	113623**	8974
Within checks	7	155.5**	504.6**	734.6*	0.1	1213.8	1.9*	37.3*	2.3**	67151*	9542*
Within test genotypes	219	91.9**	182.5**	1053.4**	0.2**	722.7	0.5	243.0*	0.5*	18463	2807
Between check and test genotypes	1	0.6	35.2	995.1	0.3**	5227.6**	13.2**	18.2	4.6**	437621**	110311**
Residual	35	14.1	34.1	302	0.04	546.1	0.7	13.5	0.3	24236	3801

df = degree of freedom.
DFF = days to 50% flowering, DM = days to 90% maturity, NP = number of pods per plant, NS = number of seeds per pod, SWPP = seed weight per plant, NSPP = number of seeds per plant, PH = plant height in cm, SW = 100-seed weight in gram, BI = biomass, PSS = pod set score.
**, * = significant at 5% and 1% probability levels, respectively.