Table 2.
Results of a two/three-way ANOVA on effects of population (P), salinity (S) and seed morph (SM) on life history traits of Suaeda corniculata.
| Seedling stage |
Vegetative period |
Reproductive period |
Life span |
Vegetative mass |
Reproductive mass |
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| Source | df | F-value | P-value | df | F-value | P-value | df | F-value | P-value | df | F-value | P-value | B | F-value | P-value | df | F-value | P-value |
| Population (P) | 1 | 0.15 | 0.697 | 1 | 7849.73 | <0.001 | 1 | 45.13 | <0.001 | 1 | 696.96 | <0.001 | 1 | 241.29 | <0.001 | 1 | 212.80 | <0.001 |
| Salinity (S) | – | – | – | 3 | 108.36 | <0.001 | 3 | 71.02 | <0.001 | 3 | 29.85 | <0.001 | 3 | 212.47 | <0.001 | 3 | 234.43 | <0.001 |
| Seed morph (SM) | 1 | 23.73 | <0.001 | 1 | 8.87 | 0.003 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.949 | 1 | 1.14 | 0.287 | 1 | 0.08 | 0.782 | 1 | 0.28 | 0.598 |
| P × S | – | – | – | 3 | 54.25 | <0.001 | 3 | 14.21 | <0.001 | 3 | 5.57 | 0.001 | 3 | 19.33 | <0.001 | 3 | 27.11 | <0.001 |
| P × SM | 1 | 0.15 | 0.697 | 1 | 0.14 | 0.710 | 1 | 0.43 | 0.512 | 1 | 0.35 | 0.553 | 1 | 6.74 | 0.010 | 1 | 14.75 | <0.001 |
| S × SM | – | – | – | 3 | 0.65 | 0.586 | 3 | 0.24 | 0.869 | 3 | 0.46 | 0.709 | 3 | 3.55 | 0.016 | 3 | 6.16 | 0.001 |
| P × S × SM | – | – | – | 3 | 2.63 | 0.052 | 3 | 2.79 | 0.043 | 3 | 1.74 | 0.162 | 3 | 2.30 | 0.080 | 3 | 3.06 | 0.030 |
| Error | 36 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | ||||||||||||
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Total mass |
Seed ratio |
Seed size |
Germination |
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Brown seed |
Black seed |
Brown seed |
Black seed |
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| Source | df | F-value | P-value | df | F-value | P-value | df | F-value | P-value | df | F-value | P-value | df | F-value | P-value | df | F-value | P-value |
| Population (P) | 1 | 88.08 | <0.001 | 1 | 194.88 | <0.001 | 1 | 921.71 | <0.001 | 1 | 1891.30 | <0.001 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.907 | 1 | 92.31 | <0.001 |
| Salinity (S) | 3 | 288.21 | <0.001 | 3 | 24.97 | <0.001 | 3 | 169.07 | <0.001 | 3 | 132.89 | <0.001 | 3 | 0.27 | 0.845 | 3 | 37.02 | <0.001 |
| Seed morph (SM) | 1 | 0.01 | 0.930 | 1 | 4.39 | 0.038 | 1 | 10.85 | 0.001 | 1 | 3.97 | 0.048 | 1 | 1.67 | 0.202 | 1 | 0.36 | 0.551 |
| P × S | 3 | 20.09 | <0.001 | 3 | 16.76 | <0.001 | 3 | 4.13 | 0.008 | 3 | 8.90 | <0.001 | 3 | 3.04 | 0.038 | 3 | 7.12 | <0.001 |
| P × SM | 1 | 11.78 | 0.001 | 1 | 10.73 | 0.001 | 1 | 0.03 | 0.854 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.844 | 1 | 0.12 | 0.726 | 1 | 9.01 | 0.004 |
| S × SM | 3 | 5.16 | 0.002 | 3 | 0.35 | 0.790 | 3 | 0.93 | 0.430 | 3 | 5.17 | 0.002 | 3 | 4.92 | 0.005 | 3 | 0.82 | 0.488 |
| P × S × SM | 3 | 2.93 | 0.036 | 3 | 0.65 | 0.583 | 3 | 2.13 | 0.099 | 3 | 13.72 | <0.001 | 3 | 5.51 | 0.002 | 3 | 4.98 | 0.004 |
| Error | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 48 | 48 | ||||||||||||
–Addition of salt was not begun during seedling stage. Significant values are highlighted in bold.