Table 4 Differences in 10 traits of Chinese fir.

From: Genetic Characterization of Chinese fir from Six Provinces in Southern China and Construction of a Core Collection

Population

Mean

H

DBH

T

V

P

WBD

Hy

L

D

L/D

Cluster1

7.49 ± 0.08a

12.82 ± 0.13b

4.50 ± 0.03b

0.0684 ± 0.0019b

20.45 ± 0.23b

0.3170 ± 0.0015a

257.07 ± 1.46a

2705.23 ± 12.14a

45.92 ± 0.22a

61.99 ± 0.37a

Cluster2

7.79 ± 0.08a

13.23 ± 0.13ab

4.61 ± 0.03ab

0.0743 ± 0.0020ab

21.71 ± 0.24a

0.3156 ± 0.0017a

259.74 ± 1.57a

2705.14 ± 11.70a

45.80 ± 0.25a

62.42 ± 0.41a

Cluster3

7.84 ± 0.08a

13.64 ± 0.14a

4.69 ± 0.03a

0.0786 ± 0.0019a

22.70 ± 0.24a

0.3127 ± 0.0014a

261.54 ± 14.61a

2751.64 ± 12.30a

46.78 ± 0.24a

61.94 ± 0.40a

MS

7.853

37.204

1.767

0.006

0.026

0.001

0.101

137782.387

55.311

14.023

F – value

1.682

2.985

2.875

2.169

6.547

0.589

0.645

1.322

1.400

0.128

P – value

0.187

0.051

0.057

0.115

0.002

0.555

0.525

0.267

0.247

0.880

  1. H: tree height; DBH: diameter at breast height; T: bark thickness; V: stem volume; P: proportion of heartwood; WBD: wood basic density; Hy: hygroscopicity; L: tracheid length; D: tracheid diameter; L/D: the ratio of L to D.
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