Table 2.
Analysis of the final germination percentage of the six Caragana species in relation to temperatures and their interaction, in relation to water/osmotic potential treatments and their interaction, and in relation to gibberellic acid treatments and their interaction.
| Source of variance | df | MS | F-value | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | ||||
| Species (S) | 5 | 5462 | 71.6 | <0.001 |
| Temperature (T) | 2 | 1820 | 23.9 | <0.001 |
| S × T | 10 | 618 | 8.2 | <0.001 |
| Water/osmotic potential | ||||
| Species (S) | 5 | 8982 | 232 | <0.001 |
| Water/osmotic potential (W) | 9 | 9741 | 252 | <0.001 |
| S × W | 45 | 526 | 13.6 | <0.001 |
| Gibberellic acid (GA 3 ) | ||||
| Species (S) | 5 | 148.6 | 147.5 | <0.001 |
| GA3 concentration (C) | 6 | 29.6 | 29.3 | <0.001 |
| S × C | 30 | 4.6 | 4.5 | <0.001 |
df, degrees of freedom; MS, mean squares; F-value, value of the F-statistic; P-value, probability.