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. 2017 Jul 27;12(7):e0181239. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181239

Table 3. Analysis of variance for reduced model of the distribution of P. verrucosum inoculum found in grain and grain clumps (CFU/g) collected in winter 2011–2013 from on-farm storage bins located in Ontario, Canada.

Fixes effect* dfn dfd F Pr > F
Farms 52 33 0.83 0.7299
Years 2 33 0.83 0.4453
Sample source 1 5 74 5.13 0.0004
Wheat classes 2 4 74 0.05 0.9958
Bin capacity (MT) 3 17 47 1.71 0.0751
Moisture at sampling (%) 4 8 47 4.24 0.0007
Weeks in storage 14 47 3.52 0.0006

*Data transformed before analysis [ln(X+1)].

1Sample source: untouched surface (48%), disturbed surface (10%), first loads (15%), intermediate loads (11%), last loads (10%), grain clumps (6%);

2Wheat classes: Soft red winter wheat (77%), hard red winter wheat (5%), soft white winter wheat (7%), Durum (8%), Blend (8%);

3Bin capacity: divided in 24 intervals ranging from 100 to 5000 metric tons (MT);

4Moisture content was not determined in grain clumps