TABLE 2.
Results of pairwise comparisons of peat pot mass (Wilcoxon test).
| Age | Sex | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5xFAD (Hem), means ± SEM | WT, means ± SEM | 5xFAD (Hem) vs. WT (p) | 5xFAD (Hem), means ± SEM | WT, means ± SEM | 5xFAD (Hem) vs. WT (p) | 5xFAD (Hem), means ± SEM | WT, means ± SEM | 5xFAD (Hem) vs. WT (p) | ||
| 15 weeks | Females | 6.33 ± 0.11 | 5.76 ± 0.31 | 0.023 | 5.99 ± 0.15 | 4.99 ± 0.33 | 0.011 | 5.75 ± 0.16 | 4.16 ± 0.33 | 0.000 |
| Males | 6.46 ± 0.15 | 6.51 ± 0.13 | 0.59 | 5.95 ± 0.18 | 6.05 ± 0.17 | 0.21 | 5.66 ± 0.24 | 5.61 ± 0.23 | 0.97 | |
| 28 weeks | Females | 6.61 ± 0.18 | 4.88 ± 0.47 | 0.00055 | 6.47 ± 0.16 | 3.89 ± 0.51 | 0.0002 | 6.31 ± 0.17 | 2.84 ± 0.48 | 0.0002 |
| Males | 6.47 ± 0.1 | 6.13 ± 0.14 | 0.062 | 6.16 ± 0.14 | 5.58 ± 0.22 | 0.064 | 5.83 ± 0.17 | 5.08 ± 0.25 | 0.034 | |
| 42 weeks | Females | 8.02 ± 0.15 | 6.64 ± 0.15 | 0.012 | 7.92 ± 0.17 | 5.88 ± 0.14 | 0.011 | 7.94 ± 0.18 | 5.1 ± 0.24 | 0.008 |
| Males | 7.58 ± 0.16 | 7.1 ± 0.24 | 0.17 | 7.33 ± 0.15 | 6.74 ± 0.31 | 0.31 | 7.27 ± 0.18 | 6.33 ± 0.38 | 0.062 | |
Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) are indicated in bold. The mean values of the masses of peat pots and standard errors of the means (SEM) are presented in grams (g).