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. 2019 Jul 19;10:946. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00946

FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 3

Root architecture parameters of Fercal and 196.17 rootstock plants, either monocropped or intercropped with oat, ad exposed to increasing concentration of Cu. (A) Total root length. The statistical significance of the whole dataset was tested by a three-way ANOVA test: Cu concentration p < 0.0001; Genotype p < 0.0001; Cropping system p = 0.0155; Cu concentration × Genotype p = 0.0189; Cu concentration × Cropping system p = 0.2533; Genotype × Cropping system p = 0.0002; Cu concentration × Genotype × Cropping system p = 0.2004. (B) Total number of tips. The statistical significance of the whole dataset was tested by a three-way ANOVA test: Cu concentration p = 0.3870; Genotype p < 0.0001; Cropping system p = 0.0033; Cu concentration × Genotype p = 0.3179; Cu concentration × Cropping system p = 0.0051; Genotype × Cropping system p = 0.1043; Cu concentration × Genotype × Cropping system p = 0.0617. (C) Average diameter. The statistical significance of the whole dataset was tested by a three-way ANOVA test: Cu concentration p < 0.0001; Genotype p = 0.0107; Cropping system p = 0.3830; Cu concentration × Genotype p = 0.0063; Cu concentration × Cropping system p = 0.9896; Genotype × Cropping system p = 0.0025; Cu concentration × Genotype × Cropping system p = 0.0229. (D) Total surface area. The statistical significance of the whole dataset was tested by a three-way ANOVA test: Cu concentration p < 0.0001; Genotype p < 0.0001; Cropping system p = 0.0008; Cu concentration × Genotype p = 0.0003; Cu concentration × Cropping system p = 0.0681; Genotype × Cropping system p = 0.0132; Cu concentration × Genotype × Cropping system p = 0.2807. Data have been collected at harvest (14 days after Cu treatment) and are reported as means (±SE), n = 5. Different letters indicate significantly different values as determined using one-way ANOVA with Tukey post hoc tests (p < 0.05). Lower-case letters account for statistical analyses of the same cropping system exposed to different Cu concentrations. Upper-case letters account for statistical analyses of the different cropping system exposed to the Cu concentration.