Variation, coordination, and trade-offs between needle structures and photosynthetic-related traits across five Picea species: consequences on plant growth

Table 4 ANOVA of growth traits for the five studied Picea species

Traits	Species		Block		Species× Block		Error
Traits	MS	F	MS	F	MS	F	(MS)
Height (6a)	0.49	78.37**	0.03	0.01	0.13	0.01	0.01
Height (9a)	11.71	2.93**	0.04	0.01	0.12	0.01	0.01
Height (11a)	15.74	3.93**	0.33	0.11*	1.08	0.09*	0.03
DBH	10.48	82.63**	0.37	2.65	0.31	2.44*	0.13
The number of first lateral branches	18,194.20	4548.55**	187.50	62.5	662.00	55.17	46.28

Height (6a), Height (9a) and Height (11a), tree height at age 6, 9, and 11, respectively. DBH, diameter at breast height. *, statistical significance at P < 0.05; **, statistical significance at P < 0.01

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