Table 3 Main and interactive effects of sesame genotypes, paclobutrazol levels, location, and years for growth, shattering, and yield attributes

Genotypes (G)

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 PI – 153,509

123.8 a

226.0 a

66.1 b

5.2 ab

237.6 f

29.4 h

5016 a

1560a

 PI – 154,304

128.1 a

227.5 a

68.5 ab

5.1 b

211.2 g

28.4 h

5092 a

1564 a

 PI – 158,053

108.0 b

117.1 e

45.4 e

3.0 i

394.6 a

38.5 f

3845 de

1170 bc

 PI – 158,902

83.0 e

148.9 d

63.2 c

3.1 i

364.3 b

45.5 c

3838 d-f

1124 b-d

 PI – 158,918

82.1 e

179.8 c

47.5 e

4.0 f

388.2 a

50.8 b

4141 b

1181 b

 PI – 164,142

95.5 d

90.7 fg

63.0 c

4.4 d

329.1 c

38.8 f

3910 c-e

1075 d

 PI – 164,317

98.5 cd

95.9 f

62.2 c

3.8 g

299.6 de

35.9 g

3635 f

1108 cd

 PI – 164,732

101.5 c

123.4 e

55.8 d

4.6 c

309.8 d

40.3 e

4076 bc

1178 b

 PI – 164,763

102.1 c

188.8 b

37.0 f

3.3 h

287.9 e

42.4 d

3737 ef

1112 cd

 PI – 175,907

125.0 a

228.7 a

70.3 a

5.3 a

220.7 g

28.7 h

5109 a

1575 a

 TH – 6

101.3 c

47.2 h

29.7 g

4.4 d

339.3 c

34.4 g

3994 b-d

1149 bc

 TS – 3

103.2 bc

86.5 g

38.1 f

4.2 e

352.5 b

56.1 a

3753 ef

1131 b-d

 LSD (0.05%)

5.3673

7.11

2.6458

0.1597

12.649

1.5426

204.38

63.928

Locations (L)

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 NARC Islamabad

109.7 a

154.5 a

51.8 b

4.2 a

281.0 b

38.1 b

4630 a

1123 b

 URF- Koont

98.9 b

138.9 b

56.0 a

4.2 a

341.5 a

40.1 a

3727 b

1365 a

 LSD (0.05%)

2.1912

2.9027

1.0802

0.0652

5.1639

0.6298

83.437

26.099

Year

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 2020

100.7 b

142.2 b

55.7 a

4.4 a

314.5 a

40.1 a

4038 b

1287 a

 2021

107.8 a

151.2 a

52.1 b

4.0 b

308.0 b

38.1 b

4320 a

1201 b

 LSD (0.05%)

2.1912

2.9027

1.0802

0.0652

0.0139**

0.6298

83.437

26.099

Paclobutrazol (P)

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 Control

131.0 a

135.4 d

64.5 a

3.7 e

346.9 a

43.3 a

3799 d

1175 c

 150 mg L⁻¹

112.1 b

143.7 c

62.5 b

3.9 d

328.8 b

39.9 b

4128 c

1225 b

 300 mg L⁻¹

102.7 c

152.8 b

51.8 c

4.1 c

313.5 c

39.3 b

4287 b

1264 b

 450 mg L⁻¹

93.2 d

161.7 a

49.3 d

4.4 b

297.8 d

36.9 c

4602 a

1310 a

 600 mg L⁻¹

82.3 e

139.9 cd

41.4 e

4.8 a

269.3 e

36.0 c

4079 c

1245 b

 LSD (0.05%)

3.4646

4.5895

1.7079

0.1031

8.1649

0.9957

131.93

41.266

 G x L

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NS

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NS

NS

 G x Y

NS

NS

NS

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 G x P

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NS

NS

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NS

NS

 L x Y

NS

NS

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NS

NS

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 L x P

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NS

NS

NS

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NS

 Y x P

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

 G x L x Y

NS

NS

NS

NS

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NS

NS

NS

 G x L x P

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NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

 G x Y x P

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

 L x Y x P

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

 G x L x Y x P

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS