Genetic variation in architectural seedling traits of Patagonian cypress natural populations from the extremes of a precipitation range

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Table II

Results of the type III tests of hypotheses for Mixed Model ANOVA on morpho/architectural traits of Austrocedrus chilensis seedlings in a common garden experiment. Fisher’s F and probability values P. df: degrees of freedom.

Effect	df	Axis diameter		Axis length		Number of		Number of		Branch length		Internode length		Axis length/		Branch length/
Effect	df					nodes		branches						axis diameter		axis length

		F	P	F	P	F	P	F	P	F	P	F	P	F	P	F	P
Population	3	5.57	0.0048	2.94	0.0538	4.01	0.0190	5.62	0.0046	4.94	0.0082	1.10	0.3684	0.30	0.8217	4.01	0.0190
Block	2	2.11	0.1313	0.38	0.6879	0.03	0.9716	0.75	0.4753	1.22	0.3020	0.74	0.4808	3.82	0.0282	4.01	0.0237
Family (population)	24	2.09	0.0126	2.05	0.0149	2.14	0.0107	3.86	< 0.0001	3.67	< 0.0001	1.93	0.0229	1.77	0.0420	4.47	< 0.0001
Main plot error	54	3.01	< 0.0001	4.61	< 0.0001	5.60	< 0.0001	2.46	< 0.0001	2.85	< 0.0001	2.82	< 0.0001	2.43	< 0.0001	1.63	0.0036

Sub-sampling residual degrees of freedom: 756.