Table 2.

Mean values (±SE) for chlorophyll content (Chl_a+b), chlorophyll a:chlorophyll b ratio (Chl_a+b) and carotenoids (Carot) 35, 50, and 140 days after girdling (d.a.g.) in control (C), fine girdled (GF), and wide girdled (GW) Pinus canariensis.

	C			GF			GW
	35 d.a.g.	50 d.a.g.	140 d.a.g.	35 d.a.g.	50 d.a.g.	140 d.a.g.	35 d.a.g.	50 d.a.g.	140 d.a.g.
Chla+b (mg g-1)	1.68 ± 0.1a	1.67 ± 0.1a	1.56 ± 0.2a	1.32 ± 0.1b	1.50 ± 0.1a	1.34 ± 0.2a	1.23 ± 0.1b	0.95 ± 0.1b	0.83 ± 0.2b
Chla:b	2.57 ± 0.2a	2.60 ± 0.1a	3.36 ± 0.5a	2.20 ± 0.2ab	2.21 ± 0.1b	2.67 ± 0.5ab	1.98 ± 0.1b	2.19 ± 0.1b	1.84 ± 0.4b
Carot (mg g-1)	0.28 ± 0.02a	0.30 ± 0.02a	0.28 ± 0.03a	0.21 ± 0.02b	0.25 ± 0.02a	0.22 ± 0.03a	0.20 ± 0.02b	0.19 ± 0.01b	0.08 ± 0.02c

Identical letters indicate homogeneous groups (p < 0.05).