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Table II
Osmotic potential at full turgor (π100), osmotic potential at turgor loss point (π0), relative water content at turgor loss point (RWC0) and mean bulk elastic modulus (ε) for 3 species of Eucalyptus during winter (date) and summer (date) sampling periods. Post hoc grouping was performed using Tukey’s HSD. Season significance was obtained using ANOVA and Fishers LSD tests.
Species | Winter | Species post hoc | Summer | Species post hoc | Season significance | ||
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se | groups |
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se | groups | ||
π100 (MPa) | |||||||
E. obliqua | –1.856 | 0.035 | a | –1.800 | 0.036 | a | 0.101 |
E. rubida | –1.986 | 0.116 | a | –1.871 | 0.038 | a | 0.188 |
E. melliodora | –2.350 | 0.059 | b | –2.784 | 0.182 | b | 0.026 |
π0(MPa) | |||||||
E. obliqua | –2.156 | 0.034 | a | –2.091 | 0.065 | a | 0.109 |
E. rubida | –2.328 | 0.113 | a | –2.203 | 0.052 | a | 0.171 |
E. melliodora | –2.837 | 0.052 | b | –3.360 | 0.221 | b | 0.025 |
RWC0 (%) | |||||||
E. obliqua | 91.510 | 1.137 | a | 88.600 | 0.927 | a | 0.041 |
E. rubida | 87.660 | 0.858 | a | 88.500 | 0.316 | a | 0.193 |
E. melliodora | 87.900 | 1.100 | a | 85.700 | 1.546 | a | 0.140 |
ε | |||||||
E. obliqua | 8.469 | 1.259 | a | 11.901 | 2.376 | a | 0.119 |
E. rubida | 7.017 | 1.072 | ab | 6.674 | 1.082 | ab | 0.414 |
E. melliodora | 4.429 | 0.389 | b | 3.233 | 0.464 | b | 0.042 |