Table 2.
ANOVA table showing the effects of plant symbiosis status and soil moisture levels on the tiller number, biomass, chlorophyll content, and photosynthetic rate of Achnatherum inebrians plants symbiotic with the fungal endophyte Epichloë gansuensis.
| Response Variable | Treatments | Df(n,d) | F | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorophyll content (n = 9) |
Symbiosis | 1,48 | 18.128 | <0.001 |
| Soil moisture | 2,48 | 127.886 | <0.001 | |
| Symbiosis x Soil moisture | 2,48 | 8.925 | <0.001 | |
| Photosynthetic rate(mmol CO2 m−2 s−1) (n = 9) |
Symbiosis | 1,48 | 27.700 | <0.001 |
| Soil moisture | 2,48 | 34.208 | <0.001 | |
| Symbiosis x Soil moisture | 2,48 | 1.962 | 0.152 | |
| Tiller number (#*plant−1) (n = 9) |
Symbiosis | 1,48 | 1.064 | 0.308 |
| Soil moisture | 2,48 | 306.511 | <0.001 | |
| Symbiosis x Soil moisture | 2,48 | 1.574 | 0.218 | |
| Total biomass (g) (n = 9) |
Symbiosis | 1,48 | 339.720 | <0.001 |
| Soil moisture | 2,48 | 424.020 | <0.001 | |
| Symbiosis x Soil moisture | 2,48 | 7.670 | 0.001 | |
| per-tiller biomass (g) (n = 9) |
Symbiosis | 1,48 | 29.740 | <0.001 |
| Soil moisture | 2,48 | 183.900 | <0.001 | |
| Symbiosis x Soil moisture | 2,48 | 7.850 | 0.001 |
Note: Statistically significant effects are highlighted in bold.