Table 2.
Analysis of variance for the effects of original growth irradiance level (I, at 3, 5, 13, 21, 29, 50% and 100.0% of solar irradiance) and transfer treatment (T, at three levels: PRE, CONT and TRANS) on chemical leaf traits
| Trait | Source | DF | SS | F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorophyll (mg g−1) | I | 6 | 1.088 | 5.461 | < 0.001 |
| T | 2 | 7.507 | 113.040 | < 0.001 | |
| I × T | 12 | 1.512 | 3.795 | < 0.001 | |
| Chlorophyll (g m−2) | I | 6 | 5.219 | 15.861 | < 0.001 |
| T | 2 | 1.315 | 11.994 | < 0.001 | |
| I × T | 12 | 0.867 | 1.318 | 0.218 | |
| Chlorophyll a/b | I | 6 | 61.726 | 6.489 | < 0.001 |
| T | 2 | 152.537 | 48.107 | < 0.001 | |
| I × T | 12 | 53.561 | 2.815 | 0.002 | |
| Carotenoids (mg g−1) | I | 6 | 0.541 | 2.726 | 0.016 |
| T | 2 | 0.725 | 10.952 | < 0.001 | |
| I × T | 12 | 0.726 | 1.828 | 0.051 | |
| Carotenoids (g m−2) | I | 6 | 7.060 | 21.885 | < 0.001 |
| T | 2 | 0.910 | 8.460 | < 0.001 | |
| I × T | 12 | 0.683 | 1.058 | 0.402 | |
| N (mg g−1) | I | 6 | 0.845 | 7.511 | < 0.001 |
| T | 2 | 1.265 | 33.724 | < 0.001 | |
| I × T | 12 | 0.079 | 0.353 | 0.977 | |
| N (g m−2) | I | 6 | 6.157 | 29.463 | < 0.001 |
| T | 2 | 0.385 | 5.534 | 0.005 | |
| I × T | 12 | 0.456 | 1.092 | 0.374 |
Data were log transformed prior to analysis except for the chlorophyll a/b ratio. Significant effects (P < 0.05) are highlighted by bold font