Table 1 ANOVA tables identifying significant differences between treatment means before (T1) and after treatment (T2) for each physiological response variable (predawn leaf water potential, photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, root to shoot biomass ratio (root:shoot), root exudate total C (TC), root exudate total organic C (TOC), root exudate total inorganic C (TIC), total (root + shoot) biomass).

From: Root exudate composition reflects drought severity gradient in blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis)

 

T1

T2

DF

SS

MS

F

p Value

DF

SS

MS

F

p Value

Predawn leaf water potential

Treatment

2

2.46

1.23

0.35

0.71

2

12,532.20

6266.10

7.92

 < 0.01

Residuals

12

41.62

3.47

  

12

9494.50

791.20

  

Photosynthesis

Treatment

2

0.19

0.09

0.02

0.98

2

13.16

6.58

15.65

 < 0.001

Residuals

12

73.67

6.14

  

11

4.63

0.42

  

Stomatal conductance

Treatment

2

0.00

0.00

1.24

0.32

2

0.00

0.00

1.42

0.28

Residuals

12

0.00

0.00

  

11

0.00

0.00

  

Root:shoot

Treatment

2

0.94

0.47

1.65

0.23

2

0.55

0.28

1.65

0.23

Residuals

12

3.41

0.28

  

12

2.01

0.17

  

Total (root + shoot) biomass

Treatment

2

67,637

33,818

1.55

0.25

2

61,070

30,535

4.26

0.040

Residuals

12

261,665

21,805

  

12

85,918

7160

  

TC

Treatment

2

2.04

1.02

3.88

0.05

2

2.65

1.32

10.13

 < 0.01

Residuals

12

3.15

0.26

  

12

1.57

0.13

  

TOC

Treatment

2

1.64

0.82

3.81

0.05

2

4.83

2.42

14.45

 < 0.001

Residuals

12

2.58

0.22

  

12

2.01

0.17

  

TIC

Treatment

2

2.28

1.14

3.59

0.06

2

1.01

0.51

2.84

0.10

Residuals

12

12.00

3.81

0.32

 

12

2.13

0.18

  
  1. DF degrees of freedom, SS sum of squares, MS mean square, F F-statistic, p value. Bold values indicate p < 0.05.