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Table 4 Comparisons of total NSC in three different plant organs between different irradiance treatments before the drought phase

From: The rates of starch depletion and hydraulic failure both play a role in drought-induced seedling mortality

Species

 

Leaf

 

Stem

 

Root

Mean

F

DF

p

Mean

F

DF

p

Mean

F

DF

p

Abies nordmanniana

36.14

1.911

6

0.216

25.97

10.574

5

0.023

25.94

1.014

6

0.353

Arbutus unedo

23.08

1.073

7

0.335

31.82

10.459

7

0.014

30.13

0.06

7

0.813

Buxus sempervirens

60.95

0.316

6

0.594

41.03

6.226

6

0.047

43.57

0.039

6

0.85

Cedrus atlantica

15.51

0.648

6

0.451

16.26

3.312

6

0.119

5.45

2.657

6

0.154

Cupressus macrocarpa

23.38

8.582

6

0.026

11.46

0.41

6

0.546

11.64

1.592

6

0.254

Ilex aquifolium

64.30

2.489

6

0.166

42.19

5.477

6

0.058

43.41

6.605

6

0.042

Juniperus thurifera

33.67

0.065

6

0.808

19.43

0.034

6

0.86

12.54

2.928

6

0.138

Pinus halepensis

23.51

0.09

6

0.774

19.80

5.179

6

0.063

12.75

2.498

6

0.165

Pinus pinaster

33.83

0.064

6

0.809

28.48

0.116

6

0.745

15.92

3.624

6

0.106

Pinus sylvestris

39.30

0.66

6

0.448

33.67

0.417

6

0.542

18.31

2.007

6

0.206

Quercus ilex

36.20

0.748

6

0.42

24.01

18.761

6

0.005

27.24

0.19

6

0.678

Tetraclinis articulata

13.68

0.805

6

0.404

19.28

3.317

6

0.118

10.76

0.023

6

0.885

  1. Total NSC (mg g−1 DWorgan) in light-exposed and shaded treatments were measured at harvest 2, before the drought phase (see the “Materials and Methods” section for details). Statistics of independent measures ANOVA are included. Means, F values, degrees of freedom, and p values for the treatment comparisons are provided. Significant differences between treatments at α = 0.05 are highlighted in bold