Table 2 Mean comparisons of years, varieties, and sowing dates for measured traits in wheat during three years (2012–2014)

Y1

4.44 a

13.95 a

461.39 a

24.48 a

35.53 a

27.79 ab

Y2

3.98 b

13.67 a

431.25 a

23.21 a

35.62 a

26.07 b

Y3

4.49 a

13.97 a

463.86 a

25.36 a

35.74 a

28.72 a

Varieties

 Pishgam

5.11 a

13.78 c

497.00 c

26.63 d

33.53 f

30.87 c

 Gascogen

3.73 f

10.97 e

364.70 k

20.42 f

29.87 h

23.75 g

 Falat

4.56 c

12.91 d

459.90 f

29.24 a

34.46 e

33.14 a

 Chamran

4.36 de

13.45 c

442.31 g

26.69 d

35.95 d

0.14 d

 Roshan

3.49 g

17.79 a

618.72 a

16.70 g

36.81 c

18.45 h

 Parsi

4.75 b

14.54 b

472.36 e

27.04 c

39.82 a

30.08 d

 Pishtaz

4.99 a

14.29 b

484.28 d

28.42 b

39.14 b

32.24 b

 Sirvan

4.42 cd

13.03 d

422.79 i

29.06 a

40.13 a

32.78 ab

 Mihan

5.05 a

14.19 b

511.14 b

26.51 d

31.64 g

29.39 e

 Oroom

4.23 e

12.84 d

419.53 j

23.18 e

33.42 f

26.43 f

 Bezostaya

3.05 h

12.99 d

346.62 l

14.05 h

28.93 i

16.18 i

 Behrang

2.78 i

11.12 e

293.75 m

20.48 f

39.01 b

23.19 g

 Baz

4.40 d

12.83 d

440.22 h

28.63 b

34.65 e

32.51 ab

Sowing dates

 6th September

3.52 e

15.43 d

391.34 f

19.71 f

41.00 b

21.63 e

 6th October

7.11 b

17.73 b

657.76 b

35.28 b

44.36 a

40.26 a

 6th November

7.79 a

19.43 a

720.38 a

35.54 a

44.39 a

40.58 a

 6th December

5.88 c

16.02 c

545.92 c

33.24 c

40.58 b

37.39 b

 6th January

3.87 d

12.76 e

520.19 d

27.01 d

33.82 d

30.23 c

 6th February

3.62 e

13.06 e

393.77 e

24.61 e

34.74 c

27.52 d

 6th March

2.26 f

11.13 f

282.70 g

15.23 g

27.86 e

17.37 f

 6th April

0.37 g

5.32 g

101.64 h

3.96 h

18.27 f

05.08 g