Research Article

Analysis of Plant Growth and Yield in Varieties of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Grafted onto Different Eggplant Rootstocks

Table 4

Effect of grafting on root length.

TreatmentR0R1R2R3

Root length (cm) 4 WAT
V15.73 b11.1c1.97 a1.64 a
V233.6 e0.81 a0.31a3.41 ab
V316.9d2.24 ab2.99 ab1.93 a
LSD 5%3.2935973
CV (%)28.22

Root length (cm) 8 WAT
V120 de20 de20.4 de16.9 cd
V211 abc5.2 a7.89 ab40,0 f
V316.9 cd25.2 e20.8 de13,0 bcd
LSD 5%6.94
CV (%)22.6

Root length (cm) 12 WAT
V118,0 d13.03 cd27.6 e17.6 d
V29.67 abc3.23 a5.82 ab38.3 f
V314.7 cd18.4 d18.8 d10.8 bc
LSD 5%6.17
CV (%)22.3

Numbers in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different based on LSD test at significant level of 5%. LSD: least significant difference; CV: coefficient of variation.