Table 4 The germination and growth performance of Enshi and Xinyi populations under favorable temperature, elevated temperature and extremely high temperature.

From: Effects of elevated mean and extremely high temperatures on the physio-ecological characteristics of geographically distinctive populations of Cunninghamia lanceolata

Population

T

Germination rate (%)

T

Total biomass (g)

T

RGR (g/g/day)

29 °C/24 °C

35 °C/30 °C

29 °C/24 °C

35 °C/30 °C

29 °C/24 °C

35 °C/30 °C

Enshi

87.12 ± 4.59

85.72 ± 0.90

63.29 ± 9.00

0.26 ± 0.03

0.36 ± 0.07

0.26 ± 0.05

0.02 ± 0.00

0.03 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

Xinyi

88.20 ± 2.25

70.83 ± 4.26

32.46 ± 5.85

0.63 ± 0.18

0.64 ± 0.13

0.48 ± 0.10

0.03 ± 0.01

0.03 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01