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Table 4 Plant architecture in greenhouse (Udine, Italy) and open field (Gleisdorf, Austria)

From: Morphophysiological and molecular characterization of millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) varieties for crop improvement in Western Europe

Variety

Growth habit

Avg. culm length (cm)

Avg. no. of basal tillers

Avg. no. of culm branches

Degree of lodging [1–9]

Greenhouse

Open field

Greenhouse

Open field

Greenhouse

Open field

Greenhouse

Open field

Greenhouse

Open field

Earlybird

Erect

Erect

128.3bc

72.2bc

4.6de

6.1b

0.0e

1.9c

1.0

3.0

GLRH16106

Erect

Decumbent

94.0f

68.3bc

7.1d

4.8b

1.0c

4.2b

1.5

3.5

Horizon

Erect

Erect

120.5cd

57.8d

4.0e

7.2b

0.0e

3.1bc

1.0

4.0

Huntsman

Erect

Erect

129.8bc

67.5bc

5.1d

6.1b

0.0e

2.7bc

1.0

3.0

Jagna White

Erect

Decumbent

90.5f

62.5cd

2.9f

4.8b

0.5d

3.3bc

1.0

3.5

Kornberger

Erect

Dec./Prost

106.5e

74.5b

6.4c

7.0b

1.4b

3.8b

4.5

5.0

Lisa

Erect

Decumbent

151.0a

84.3a

7.4b

5.5b

0.8c

3.8b

2.0

3.0

Quartett

Erect

Decumbent

135.5b

82.1a

7.1b

4.4b

1.8a

3.7b

2.5

3.1

Sunrise

Erect

Erect

133.1b

70.3bc

4.2e

6.9b

0.0e

3.6b

1.0

3.0

Sunup

Erect

Erect

145.2a

69.2bc

5.4d

7.7b

0.0e

3.3bc

1.0

3.0

Tiroler

Erect

Prostrate

116.3f

55.5d

9.5a

14.3a

1.6ab

7.0a

5.0

5.0

  1. Degree of lodging scored on a 1–9 scale where 1 = absent and 9 = extensive. Means with a letter in common do not statistically differ at P = 0.05