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Table 3 Compounds identified by GC-MS demonstrating significant ANOVA effects from stand type (conspecific or heterospecific).

From: Plant neighbor identity influences plant biochemistry and physiology related to defense

Metabolites higher in heterospecific stands

Compound

Fold change (Conspecific/Heterospecific)

ANOVA p-value (stand type)

Glycine

0.702

0.0023

Cytosine

0.370

0.0019

L-Alanine

0.483

<0.0001

L-Aspartic acid

0.562

0.001

L-Threonine

0.578

0.001

L-Proline

0.367

0.0035

Ethanol amine

0.812

<0.0001

Pyroglutamic acid

0.621

<0.0001

4-aminobutyric acid

0.599

0.0029

3-hydroxybenzoate

0.923

0.0077

Glycerol

0.856

0.0096

Catechol

0.818

0.0096

Ribose

0.763

0.0092

Fructose

0.716

0.0013

Fructose

0.733

0.0015

Maleic acid

0.575

0.0005

Succinic Acid

0.781

0.001

Fumaric Acid

0.651

<0.0001

Phosphoric acid (polar)

0.789

0.0064

Phosphoric acid (non-polar)

0.807

0.0094

Glycerophosphate

0.706

0.0032

Phytol

0.743

0.0053

Linoleic acid

0.794

0.0119

Hexacosanol

0.805

0.0057

Hexacosanoic acid

0.738

0.0035

Octacosanol

0.829

0.0064

Metabolites higher in conspecific stands

Compound

Fold change (Conspecific/Heterospecific)

ANOVA p-value

Quinic Acid

1.199

0.0012

Inositol-like

1.586

0.0025

Inositol-like

1.316

0.0001

Galactose

1.245

0.0009

Galactonic acid

1.218

0.0002

Chlorogenic acid

2.080

0.0111