Appendix B (Table B1). A table showing the ANOVA results for leaf traits.
Trait |
Regeneration irradiance |
Species |
Error |
Leaf midrib xylem anatomy |
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Midrib xylem conduit number |
65240*** |
64329*** |
1489 |
Mean midrib xylem conduit diameter |
67.5** |
33.8*** |
4.63 |
Estimated axial midrib xylem hydraulic resistance |
0.294*** |
0.140*** |
0.0147 |
Leaf venation architecture |
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1o vein density |
0.000015 |
0.0280*** |
0.00103 |
2o vein density |
689*** |
660*** |
3.54 |
Excluding C. longifolium |
0.288* |
0.680*** (7) |
0.0409 (18) |
Excluding C. longifolium and M. argentea |
0.0155 |
0.546*** (6) |
0.0445 (16) |
3o vein density |
42.9*** |
59.1*** |
0.295 |
Excluding C. longifolium |
0.055 |
14.8*** (7) |
0.247 (18) |
Major vein density |
495*** |
584*** |
3.98 |
Excluding C. longifolium |
2.21 |
19.1*** (7) |
0.513 (18) |
Minor vein density |
52.3*** |
8.42*** |
0.821 |
Excluding C. longifolium |
23.1*** |
4.44** (7) |
0.911 (18) |
Total vein density |
25.1*** |
3.13** |
0.853 |
Density of free vein endings |
208* |
311*** (7) |
32.8 (18) |
Leaf tissue anatomy |
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Adaxial cuticle thickness |
151*** |
24.5*** |
1.23 |
Adaxial epidermis thickness |
3.83 |
25.5* |
10.3 |
Abaxial epidermis thickness |
8.39 |
19.6*** |
3.09 |
Palisade mesophyll thickness |
3808** |
1486*** |
225 |
Spongy mesophyll thickness |
47760*** |
17130*** |
596 |
Total mesophyll thickness |
24653*** |
24838*** |
1120 |
Palisade / Spongy mesophyll thickness |
1.68*** |
0.120*** |
0.0107 |
Leaf gross structure |
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Lamina area |
11590*** |
11368*** |
393 |
Lamina perimeter / area |
0.0360 |
0.127*** |
0.0178 |
Lamina perimeter2 / area |
2.01 |
8.48** |
1.53 |
Lamina thickness |
33402*** |
40240*** |
1079 |
Lamina density |
0.0850*** |
0.0276*** |
0.00142 |
Notes: Mean squares and significance of effects presented for analyses of variance (species, nested within regeneration irradiance) for individual traits.