Table 3 Coefficient of variation (CV) and phenotypic plasticity index (PPI), (maximum - minimum)/maximum, for tetraploids (4×) and hexaploids (6×) for above-ground biomass and total biomass (g), specific leaf area (SLA, cm2.g−1), male, female and total reproductive effort (MRE, FRE and TRE, respectively) and phenotypic gender (PG).

From: No difference in plasticity between different ploidy levels in the Mediterranean herb Mercurialis annua

 

CV

PPI

4×

6×

4×

6×

Above-ground biomass

46.64

44.38

0.655

0.635

Total biomass

47.8

46

0.671

0.658

SLA

21.51

23.12

0.137

0.200

MRE

5.31

5.12

0.211

0.222

FRE

74.04

56.77

0.387

0.321

TRE

8.95

12.23

0.288

0.285

PG

53.41

35.52

0.174

0.070

Mean (±S.E.)

36.81 ± 9.61

31.88 ± 7.18

0.359 ± 0.084

0.342 ± 0.084

  1. The average mean value (±S.E.) for each ploidy level is shown in the last row.
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