Table 2.
Leaf 15N of unlabelled ramet and results of significance tests for direction of nitrogen translocation in Sasa palmata
| Acropetal |
Basipetal |
Treatment |
Rhizome direction |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaf 15N (mg) | n | Leaf 15N (mg) | n | F | P | F | P | |
| Expt 1: the effect of soil nitrogen | ||||||||
| Heterogeneous | 20·9 ± 17·5 | 2 | 18·6 ± 4·8 | 4 | 8·72 | * | 0·02 | NS |
| Homogeneous | 4·9 | 1 | 3·3 ± 1·4 | 5 | ||||
| Expt 2: the effect of light | ||||||||
| Heterogeneous | 13·5 ± 4·4 | 4 | 28·2 ± 9·3 | 5 | 5·79 | * | 1·27 | NS |
| Homogeneous | 5·5 ± 3·7 | 2 | 6·6 ± 3·6 | 3 | ||||
The effects of treatment and rhizome direction (acropetal or basipetal) tested by two-way ANOVAs. Values are mean ± s.e., F ratio and its significance for effects (ANOVA: *P<0·05; NS, not significant).