Plant height |
1.15 ± 0.19a
|
0.59 ±
0.07a
|
1.19 ± 0.17a
|
Chi2 = 4.6; p = 0.103 |
Seed mass**
|
0.18 ± 0.05a
|
0.39 ±
0.07b
|
18.32 ± 11.93b
|
Chi2 = 11.2; p = 0.004 |
Leaf area**
|
1347.7 ± 441.2a
|
9251.4 ±
1526.6b
|
571.6 ± 218.6a
|
Chi2 = 16.1; p = 0.003 |
SLA***
|
8.5 ± 0.6a
|
5.3 ±
0.8b
|
4.9 ± 0.4b
|
Chi2 = 20.6; p <0.001 |
LDMC***
|
369.0 ± 16.9a
|
311.7 ±
14.7a
|
474.1 ± 21.4b
|
F = 12.8;
p <0.001 |
Leaf thickness*** |
0.29 ± 0.02a
|
0.70 ±
0.06b
|
0.42 ± 0.04c
|
Chi2 = 19.3; p <0.001 |
Leaf toughness*** |
0.88 ± 0.20a
|
4.71 ±
0.54b
|
1.89 ± 0.34c
|
Chi2 = 24.4; p <0.001 |
Leaf water potential at pre-dawn |
-0.28 ± 0.03a
|
-0.33 ± 0.01a
|
-0.29 ± 0.03a
|
Chi2 = 3.3; p = 0.192 |
Leaf water potential at noon*
|
-1.32 ±
0.09ab
|
-1.13 ± 0.08a
|
-1.72 ±
0.17b
|
Chi2 = 6.5; p =
0.04 |
Light-saturated photosynthetic rate |
7.82 ± 0.53a
|
7.48 ± 1.06a
|
5.64 ± 0.95a
|
F =
1.9; p = 0.163 |
Intercellular CO2/Ambient CO2
|
0.34 ±
0.06a |
0.48 ± 0.10a |
0.31 ± 0.06a |
Chi2 = 0.7;
p = 0.72 |
Leaf transpiration rate*** |
0.0043 ± 0.0003a
|
0.0027
± 0.0002b
|
0.0023 ± 0.0002b
|
Chi2 = 19.8; p <0.001 |
Water use efficiency |
0.69 ± 0.06a
|
0.49 ±
0.06a
|
0.75 ± 0.05a
|
Chi2 = 5.40; p = 0.07 |
Leaf phosphorus content*** |
1.36 ± 0.09a
|
0.79 ±
0.05b
|
0.91 ± 0.07b
|
Chi2 = 17.2; p <0.001 |
Leaf carbon content** |
457.1 ± 4.7a
|
445.4 ±
2.8a
|
479.7 ± 7.8b
|
F = 6.6;
p = 0.003 |
Leaf nitrogen content*** |
17.0 ± 0.69a
|
11.3 ±
0.44b
|
13.5 ± 0.80b
|
F = 13.8;
p <0.001 |
C/N ratio** |
28.4 ± 1.1a
|
41.1 ±
1.6b
|
38.5 ± 3. 6b
|
Chi2 = 10.0; p = 0.007 |
Cuticular conductance |
7.5 ± 0.68a
|
5.5 ±
0.91a
|
7.5 ± 1.05a
|
F = 1.1;
p = 0.345 |