Table 1.

Permutational multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) results of elemental composition for baseline (day 0), water deficit (day 2-11), and recovery phase (day 14-18) data (n=5).

	Factors	df	R2	F	p-value
Baseline	Treatment	1	0.08	0.72	ns
	Residual	8	0.92
	Total	9	1
Water-deficit phase	Treatment	1	0.05	2.6	0.07
	Days	4	0.10	1.37	ns
	Treatment×Days	4	0.09	1.19	ns
	Residual	40	0.76		ns
	Total	49	1		ns
Recovery phase	Treatment	1	0.02	0.58	ns
	Days	2	0.12	1.78	ns
	Treatment×Days	2	0.03	0.46	ns
	Residual	24	0.83
	Total	29	1