Table 2 Analysis of variance, mean and standard errors for plant water relations of the three genotypes of wheat under well-watered and drought conditions
Genotypes | L1 | L2 | L3 | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WW | D | WW | D | WW | D | ||
Relative water content (%) | 91.78 ± 1.54 | 53.35 ± 3.89 | 92.71 ± 1.79 | 61.28 ± 5.36 | 94.56 ± 1.33 | 47.09 ± 4.91 | PG = 0.39 PW < 0.001 P W*G = 0.06 |
Leaf osmotic potential (MPa) | −1.04 ± 0.08 | −2.31 ± 0.11 | −0.9 ± 0.12 | −2.85 ± 0.44 | −0.86 ± 0.07 | −2.9 ± 0.05 | PG = 0.15 PW < 0.001 P W*G = 0.06 |
Osmotic adjustment (OA) |  | 0.24 ± 0.16 |  | 0.96 ± 0.09 |  | 0.75 ± 0.13 | PG < 0.01 |