Trait | Age (months) | nfemale plants | Female plants mean ± SD | nmale plants | Male plants mean ± SD | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of shoots | 11 | 671 | 5.51 ± 4.92 | 378 | 5.50 ± 4.33 | NS |
 | 24 | 671 | 6.49 ± 6.15 | 378 | 9.06 ± 6.51 | P < 0.0001 |
Length of the longest shoot | 11 | 606 | 51.15 ± 33.79 | 359 | 51.84 ± 31.32 | NS |
 | 24 | 496 | 10.79 ± 10.66 | 327 | 13.21 ± 12.05 | P < 0.005 |
Number of nodes on the longest shoot | 11 | 606 | 7.04 ± 2.44 | 359 | 7.21 ± 2.44 | NS |
 | 24 | 496 | 2.80 ± 1.76 | 327 | 3.28 ± 1.90 | P < 0.0005 |
Height (at flower initiation) | 13 | 670 | 3.74 ± 1.29 | 376 | 3.58 ± 1.13 | P < 0.05 |
 | 25 | 669 | 5.15 ± 1.00 | 378 | 5.03 ± 0.87 | P < 0.05 |
Height (mid-season) | 14 | 624 | 4.71 ± 1.43 | 352 | 3.99 ± 1.17 | P < 0.0001 |
 | 26 | 669 | 5.87 ± 0.46 | 378 | 5.34 ± 0.80 | P < 0.0001 |
Height (at cone maturity) | 16 | 666 | 4.77 ± 0.79 | 376 | 4.10 ± 0.90 | P < 0.0001 |
 | 28 | 663 | 4.79 ± 0.76 | 376 | 4.18 ± 0.70 | P < 0.0001 |
Lateral length | 16 | 650 | 50.12 ± 26.57 | 362 | 44.80 ± 21.37 | P < 0.0005 |
 | 28 | 649 | 44.65 ± 29.02 | 333 | 45.12 ± 20.90 | NS |
Nodes on lateral | 16 | 650 | 6.73 ± 3.89 | 356 | 6.01 ± 2.41 | P < 0.0005 |
 | 28 | 650 | 6.81 ± 3.41 | 357 | 6.08 ± 2.77 | P < 0.0005 |
Internode length | 16 | 152 | 17.53 ± 4.21 | 79 | 17.19 ± 4.88 | NS |
 | 28 | 228 | 28.04 ± 23.16 | 111 | 24.46 ± 18.31 | NS |