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Table 1 Whole plot seed yield and number of pods per node (PPN) in response to three abiotic stress treatments and their respective control

From: Physiological and transcriptomic responses in the seed coat of field-grown soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) to abiotic stress

Treatment

Ambient Seed Yield (g m−2)

Treatment Seed Yield (g m−2)

% Yield Decrease

Ambient PPN

Treatment PPN

PPN p-value

PPN d.f.

Optimal α

Optimal β

Drought

337.7 ± 15.9

251.8 ± 34.0

25.4

3.4 ± 0.3

2.7 ± 0.1

0.181‡

2

0.38

0.40

Elevated [O 3 ]

–

–

–

3.4 ± 0.2

2.8 ± 0.2

0.120‡

3

0.33

0.39

Elevated Temperature

373.6 ± 15.2

297.2 ± 17.9

20.5

3.3 ± 0.2

3.0 ± 0.1

0.144‡

3

0.33

0.39

  1. Values represent the mean ± the standard error
  2. PPN = pods per node; d.f. = degrees of freedom from each pod per node data
  3. ‡ = significant based on optimal α analysis (See Methods section)