Table 5.
Tree-way ANOVA of effect of umbel order (primary vs secondary), umbellet position (central vs outer) in the umbel, habitat (roadside vs forest), and their interaction on seed mass, percentage of germination and rate of germination of Peucedanum oreoselinum.
| Dependent variable | Factor | df | MS | F-value | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed mass | Umbel order (UO) | 1 | 0.76 | 12.34 | p = 0.0186 |
| Umbellet position (UP) | 1 | 0.85 | 10.56 | p = 0.0348 | |
| Habitat (H) | 1 | 0.64 | 7.98 | p = 0.0056 | |
| UO × UP | 1 | 1.87 | 5.78 | p = 0.0078 | |
| UO × H | 1 | 0.32 | 11.34 | p = 0.0095 | |
| UP × H | 1 | 0.36 | 7.94 | p = 0.018 | |
| UO × UP × H | 1 | 7.78 | 10.43 | p = 0.0134 | |
| Percentage germination | Umbel order (UO) | 1 | 0.34 | 1.23 | p = 0.1266 |
| Umbellet position (UP) | 1 | 1.28 | 1.07 | p = 0.1935 | |
| Habitat (H) | 1 | 0.72 | 4.32 | p = 0.0315 | |
| UO × UP | 1 | 1.68 | 12.34 | p = 0.0278 | |
| UO × H | 1 | 0.98 | 4.56 | p = 0.6546 | |
| UP × H | 1 | 1.86 | 5.99 | p = 0.3073 | |
| UO × UP × H | 1 | 3.34 | 9.67 | p = 0.0348 | |
| Rate of germination | Umbel order (UO) | 1 | 0.57 | 36.93 | p = 0.2605 |
| Umbellet position (UP) | 1 | 1.56 | 34.12 | p = 0.3225 | |
| Habitat (H) | 1 | 0.27 | 3.81 | p = 0.0296 | |
| UO × UP | 1 | 2.48 | 17.98 | p = 0.0757 | |
| UO × H | 1 | 0.65 | 2.89 | p = 0.1427 | |
| UP × H | 1 | 1.26 | 1.89 | p = 0.3038 | |
| UO × UP × H | 1 | 3.65 | 11.45 | p = 0.0412 |