Table 1.
Summary of two—way analysis of variance (F and p—values) of germination traits of C. canadensis (final germination percentage; germination speed index) the seedlings traits (seedling and root length, root:shoot ratio) of nutrients and pH levels.
| Source of variation | df | FGP | GSI | SL | RL | RSR | n = | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-value | p-value | F-value | p-value | F-value | p-value | F-value | p-value | F-value | p-value | ||||
| F1: ion | 14 | 20.20 | 0.001* | 8.47 | 0.001* | 52.65 | 0.001* | 8.01 | 0.001* | 8.22 | 0.001* | 60 | |
| F2: pH | 1 | 1.999 | 0.160 ns | 0.006 | 0.938 ns | 185.17 | 0.001* | 0.152 | 0.69 ns | 19.05 | 0.001* | 60 | |
| F1 × F2 | 14 | 1.594 | 0.096 ns | 3.055 | 0.001* | 48.455 | 0.001* | 3.286 | 0.001* | 4.08 | 0.001* | 120 | |
| CV, % | 24.1 | 26.2 | 31.0 | 44.9 | 37.9 | ||||||||
*Significant at the p value indicated as error probability level. ns considered not statistically significant at the probability level.
df, degree of freedom; n, number of experimental units (treatments × replications); CV, coefficient of variation; FGP, final germination percentage, %; GSI, germination speed index, arbitrary unit; SL, seedling length in their aerial part, mm; RL, root length, mm; RSR, Root:shoot ratio, arbitrary unit.