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. 2018 Oct 30;8:16073. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34218-9

Table 3.

Biomass allocation of S. canadensis, B. frondosa and P. laciniata by simulated warming.

Items Treatments S. canadensis B. frondosa P. laciniata
Root biomass ratio OTC 45.4% ± 0.4% 19.5% ± 0.6% 8.4% ± 0.8%
CK 43.4% ± 0.7% 19.2% ± 0.4% 15.4% ± 0.9%
P 0.038 0.583 0.004
Shoot biomass ratio OTC 34.0% ± 0.7% 52.7% ± 0.2% 70.9% ± 2.9%
CK 32.8% ± 0.7% 51.0% ± 0.5% 56.0% ± 1.9%
P 0.026 0.015 0.00.5
Leaf biomass ratio OTC 12.6% ± 0.3% 13.0% ± 0.5% 13.3% ± 2.1%
CK 15.6% ± 0.5% 15.9% ± 0.3% 17.9% ± 0.7%
P 0.002 0.001 0.103
Reproductive allocation ratio OTC 8.0% ± 0.4% 14.8% ± 0.2% 7.4% ± 0.8%
CK 8.3% ± 0.3% 13.9% ± 0.2% 10.8% ± 0.9%
P 0.187 0.037 0.028
Root/leaf ratio OTC 3.722 ± 0.129 1.650 ± 0.140 0.858 ± 0.105
CK 2.899 ± 0.113 1.231 ± 0.042 0.896 ± 0.067
P 0.008 0.024 0.644
Root/shoot ratio OTC 0.493 ± 0.004 0.244 ± 0.010 0.093 ± 0.109
CK 0.473 ± 0.008 0.239 ± 0.007 0.173 ± 0.112
P 0.058 0.600 0.004