Seed dimorphism, nutrients and salinity differentially affect seed traits of the desert halophyte Suaeda aralocaspicavia multiple maternal effects

Table 1 Experimental factors and their effect on seed traits of Suaeda aralocaspica

Source of variation	df	Ratio		Seed diameter
				Brown seeds		Black seeds
		F	P	F	P	F	P
Plant Type (PT)	1	4.997	0.028	0.339	0.561	0.027	0.87
Salinity (S)	2	1.261	0.288	22.411	<0.001	11.295	<0.001
Nutrient (N)	2	0.828	0.44	1.018	0.362	20.347	<0.001
PT*S	2	3.592	0.032	9.18	<0.001	3.669	0.027
PT*N	2	0.777	0.463	1.172	0.311	3.825	0.023
S*N	4	0.296	0.88	2.54	0.04	0.53	0.714
PTSN	4	5.624	<0.001	3.371	0.01	2.019	0.091

Results of three-way ANOVA with the following factors: plant type, salinity and nutrient.
Ratio: number of brown seeds/number of black seeds.

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