Bioscience Methods 2026, Vol.17, No.3, 141-152 http://bioscipublisher.com/index.php/bm 144 Table 1 Effect of watering regime on percentage survival and growth of two genotypes of Solanum lycopersicum Parameter Tomato genotype Watering regime T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 Plant survival (%) H1 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 0.00 H3 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 0.00 Plant height (cm) H1 47.25±1.99a 53.13±9.44a 46.35±2.75a 55.25±1.03a 58.70±6.32a 58.07±5.94a 41.25±3.53a - H3 54.50±0.65a 53.50±0.65a 57.50±0.65b 61.50±0.65cd 62.50±0.65d 58.50±0.65b 59.50±0.65bc - Stem girth (cm) H1 2.63±0.24a 2.39±0.21a 2.35±0.22a 2.43±0.21a 2.38±0.11a 2.25±0.10a 2.33±0.12a - H3 2.73±0.13a 2.90±0.13a 2.73±0.23a 2.88±0.13a 2.70±0.20a 2.85±0.12a 2.78±0.22a - Number of leaves H1 11.75±0.41a 14.80±0.56b 18.55±0.61c 21.88±0.47d 24.88±0.47e 28.00±0.53f 31.13±0.47g - H3 33.50±0.65e 29.50±0.65d 25.50±0.65c 21.50±0.65ab 19.00±0.41a 22.50±0.65b 26.50±0.65c - Leaf area (cm2) H1 26.48±0.40c 26.10±0.38bc 26.48±0.22c 26.35±0.16c 25.97±0.31bc 24.97±0.13ab 24.15±0.31a - H3 27.00±0.26a 27.11±0.19a 27.31±0.08a 26.97±0.22a 26.35±0.64a 26.62±0.20a 26.62±0.19a - Number of roots H1 5.55±0.61ab 6.25±0.25ab 4.75±1.03ab 6.50±0.87ab 7.50±1.04b 4.75±0.75ab 4.00±0.41a - H3 7.25±0.85a 7.25±0.25a 5.25±0.25a 5.00±0.71a 5.50±0.65a 6.50±1.32a 6.75±0.48a - Root length (cm) H1 5.60±0.61a 4.58±0.64a 5.40±0.51a 5.45±0.57a 4.60±0.47a 3.58±0.41a 3.80±0.43a - H3 6.10±0.91ab 5.83±0.53ab 6.88±0.51b 5.13±0.60ab 4.20±0.63ab 3.85±0.16a 3.40±0.62a - Note: Each value is a mean ±S.E. of 5 replicates. For each value, means with the same letter(s) in superscript on the same row are not significantly different at P ≥ 0.05 (Tukey HSD test). T1: watering twice daily; T2: watering once daily; T3: watering every two days; T4: watering every three days; T5: watering every four days; T6: watering every five days; T7: watering every six days; T8: continuous waterlogging; H1: Hortitom 1 genotype; H3: Hortitom 3 genotype
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