Research Article

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

Table 8

Effect of grafting on net assimilation rate.

TreatmentR0R1R2R3

NAR (100 cm−2day−1) 0–4 WAT
V10.07 c0.08 c0.07 c0.15 d
V20.05b0.05 b0.06 bc0.02 a
V30.07 bc0.05 b0.07 bc0.03 a
LSD 5%0.00019
CV (%)16.7

NAR (100 cm−2day−1) 4–8 WAT
V10.06 bcd0.06 bcd0.05 bcd0.08 e
V20.04 abc0.04 ab0.04 abc0.02 a
V30.05 bcd0.06 cde0.06 de0.05 bcd
LSD 5%0.02
CV (%)20.9

NAR (100 cm−2day−1) 8–12 WAT
V16.25 a6.32 ab5.95 a6.48 ab
V26.82 abc6.26 ab7.68 c7.09 bc
V36.85 bc6.29 ab6.27 ab6.44 ab
LSD 5%0.76
CV (%)6.89

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.