| Parameter |
Irrigation water |
1th cycle |
2th cycle |
| July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
| Plant height(cm) |
TW |
11.6 |
22.7 |
53.9 |
64.8 |
67.2 |
15.3 |
20.5 |
34.3 |
53.8 |
63.7 |
| TWW |
12 |
24.3 |
55.1 |
66.6 |
68.9 |
18.9 |
25.4 |
43.4 |
64.9 |
69.1 |
| Significance |
0.470ⁿ·ˢ |
0.021ⁿ·ˢ |
0.152 ⁿ·ˢ |
0.021 ⁿ·ˢ |
0.049 ⁿ·ˢ |
0.000** |
0.000** |
0.000** |
0.000** |
0.001* |
| Plant diameter(cm) |
TW |
16.4 |
22 |
24.7 |
26.3 |
30.8 |
17.6 |
32.7 |
36.1 |
39.6 |
43.1 |
| TWW |
15.6 |
27.4 |
33.5 |
37.2 |
44.2 |
22.7 |
34.3 |
42.3 |
51.7 |
52.6 |
| Significance |
0.145ⁿ·ˢ |
0.000** |
0.000** |
0.000** |
0.000** |
0.000** |
0.021ⁿ·ˢ |
0.000** |
0.000** |
0.000** |
| Leaf length (cm) |
TW |
10.69 |
14.02 |
17.12 |
21.38 |
23.17 |
4.98 |
13.97 |
22.28 |
25.58 |
27.27 |
| TWW |
12.37 |
16.18 |
19.37 |
24.75 |
29.72 |
4.91 |
14.55 |
23.17 |
26.18 |
26.93 |
| Significance |
0.011ⁿ·ˢ |
0.003* |
0.001* |
0.000** |
0.000** |
0.827ⁿ·ˢ |
0.336ⁿ·ˢ |
0.058ⁿ·ˢ |
0.266ⁿ·ˢ |
0.239ⁿ·ˢ |
| Leaf number(n°)/UC |
TW |
4.2 |
8 |
9,30 |
10.7 |
12.4 |
3.8 |
7.3 |
13 |
15.6 |
19 |
| TWW |
5.3 |
11.3 |
14.5 |
15.8 |
18.2 |
3.7 |
8.6 |
15.3 |
20.6 |
24.9 |
| Significance |
0.080ⁿ·ˢ |
0.000** |
0.000** |
0.000** |
0.000** |
0.801ⁿ·ˢ |
0.005* |
0.000** |
0.000** |
0.000** |
|
| UC: unit of growth; n.s.: not-significant; **p < 0.001; *p < 0.01. |
| Table 5: Effects of irrigation with tap and treated wastewater on flowering parameters of tetraploid Cenchrus ciliaris L. from July (2013) to July (2014). |
