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Table 2 The effects of axial position and genotype on root hair traits

From: Genetic Variability in Phosphorus Responses of Rice Root Phenotypes

  

Root hair length (mm)

Root hair density (hairs · mm−2)

d.f.

F

P

F

P

Axial Position (AP)

2

20.959

<0.001

11.523

<0.001

Genotype

14

22.129

<0.001

2.585

0.003

AP*Genotype

28

3.015

<0.001

0.399

0.996

AP

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Tip (5 cm)

0.225 a

0.005

208.5 a

2.2

Middle (10 cm)

0.264 b

0.005

221.1 b

2.4

Base (15 cm)

0.263 b

0.005

222.4 b

2.2

  1. Analysis of variance, means and standard errors (SE) are shown for root hair traits measured at different axial positions: tip (0–5 cm), middle (5–10 cm), and base (10–15 cm) from the root apex. Different letters indicate significant differences among axial positions by the least significant difference (LSD) test (P < 0.05)
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