Table 3.3 Analysis of variance effects of seedling age and IBA concentration on rooting of pawpaw in a 2004 pot layering study
Source of VariationRooting percentageAverage # Of Roots Per rooted stemAverage Root Length (mm)
BlocksP=0.0536 N.S.P=0.6601 N.S.P=0.0040**
Main Effects
AgeP=0.0062**P=0.3143 N.S.P=0.2272 N.S.
[IBA]P=0.0118*P=0.8395 N.S.P=0.9051 N.S.
Age x [IBA]P=0.0827 N.S.P=0.5447 N.S.P=0.2913 N.S.
Table 3.4: The effect of age on rooting percentage, average number of roots, and average length of roots for pawpaw in a 2004 pot layering study
AgeRooting percentageAverage number of roots per rooted stemAverage root length (mm)
6 weeks12.3% az4.2 N.S.37.9 N.S.
24 weeks2.2% b1.5 N.S.9.3 N.S.
2: means separation using LSD separation at a level of significance of 0.05;
N.S' = not significant; means for age are from all IBA concentrations
Table 3.5: The effect of IBA concentration on rooting percentage, average number of roots, and average length of roots for pawpaw in a 2004 pot layering study
IBA (PPM)Rooting percentageAverage number of roots per rooted stemAverage root length (mm)
00 bz--
15,00010.6% a4.0N.S.39.9N.S.
30,00012.3% a3.6N.S.32.7N.S.
2: means separation using LSD separation at a level of significance of 0.05; N.S. = not significant; means for IBA concentration are from all ages.