Soil water stress affects both cuticular wax content and cuticle-related gene expression in young saplings of maritime pine (Pinus pinasterAit)

Table 1 Timing of treatment (T), genetic (G) and interaction (TG) effects for variables analysed

		7 April 2008	7 July 2008	22 September 2008	8 April 2009	27 July 2009	21 September 2009
Total Height	T	NS	S***	S***	S***	NS	S***
	G	S***	NS	NS	S**	S**	S**
	TG	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Predawn leaf water potential	T	NS	S**	S***	NS	S***	S****
	G	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
	TG	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Water content	T	na	NS	NS	S*	NS	NS
	G	na	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
	TG	na	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
CW content	T	na	NS	S**	S**	S***	S**
	G	na	NS	S**	NS	NS	NS
	TG	na	NS	S**	NS	NS	NS

Abbreviations: T: treatment effect, G: family effect, TG: interaction effect, NS: non significant, S: significant (*P value < 0.1, ** P value < 0.01, ***P value < 0.001 and ****P value < 0.0001), na not available.

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