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Table V

Variance components and significance levels for the spring and autumn frost damage traits obtained from the mixed models with respectively bud burst and leaf fall as covariates. Population was considered as a fixed factor.

Fixed factors Variance components

Covariance Provenance

Variable F Pr > F F5, 35 Pr > F Family (P) Pr > F Error
Stem damage in spring (SD1) 69.22 *** 2.93 * 0.01 0.64
Terminal bud damage in spring (TB1) 119.87 *** 10.05 *** 0.01 0.37
Dead lateral bud % in spring (DBP1) 118.7 *** 3.57 * 0.02 0.5
Stem damage in autumn (SD2) 3.53 2.41 a 0.00 0.79
Terminal bud damage in autumn (TB2) 4.97 * 2.97 * 0.01 0.55
Dead lateral bud % in autumn (DBP2) 4.68 * 3.38 * 0.02 0.66

Significance levels.

***

P < 0.001;

**

P < 0.01;

*

P < 0.05 ;

a

P < 0.06.