Table 3.
Trait | Com Gard | Pop | Com Gard × Pop | CVbp | CVwp | QST | |
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Hydraulic efficiency | |||||||
Ks | 15·33*** | 1·45 | 0 | 10·06 | 76·09 | 0·076 (0·10) | –0·42 (0·10) |
Kl | 10·53*** | 3·58 | 1·28 | 20·72 | 79·11 | 0·089 (0·11) | 0·40 (0·16) |
Vulnerability to cavitation | |||||||
P12 | 34·35*** | 0 | 4·96 | 6·60 | 46·13 | 0·093 (0·08) | 0·48 (0·15) |
P50 | 53·11*** | 5·48*** | 5·50* | 10·21 | 17·37 | 0·365 (0·09) | 0·31 (0·12) |
P88 | 42·75*** | 9·00*** | 8·39** | 11·41 | 16·22 | 0·452 (0·08) | 0·25 (0·13) |
Slope | 7·83*** | 5·80*** | 19·31** | 17·80 | 31·66 | 0·365 (0·09) | –0·16 (0·15) |
Biomass allocation | |||||||
Al:As | 40·26*** | 0·35 | 1·26 | 3·71 | 47·99 | 0·062 (0·09) | –0·61 (0·15) |
Stem morphology | |||||||
H | 94·12*** | 0·11 | 0 | 2·88 | 21·13 | 0·044 (0·09) | –0·92 (0·15) |
Db | 59·96*** | 2·35 | 0 | 9·43 | 37·79 | 0·135 (0·09) | –0·72 (0·12) |
Needle morphology | |||||||
LMA | 73·16*** | 4·31* | 4·34* | 9·85 | 25·61 | 0·157 (0·09) | 0·35 (0·10) |
Surv | 17·87*** | 4·80*** | 2·21 |
The standard deviation is given in parentheses·
*P < 0·05; **P < 0·01; ***P < 0·001·
Ks, specific hydraulic conductivity; Kl, leaf specific hydraulic conductivity; P12, P50, P88, pressure causing 12, 50 and 88 % loss of conductance, respectively; slope, slope at the inflection point of the vulnerability curve; Al:As, branch leaf-to-sapwood area ratio; H, height 6 years after planting; Db, basal diameter 6 years after planting; LMA: leaf mass per area; Surv, survival.