Table 3. Significance of effects of the factors on the growth response traits of C. canephora Number in the table are F- values of linear mixed models testing the effect of factors on performance
Factors RGRA Factors RGRA TNL TL TLDW SLA RL
Cultivation status (CS) Cultivation status (CS)
Treatment
136.367***
60.32*** 27.19*** 14.48*** 15.93*** 26.70***
CS
0.91 1.05 1.63 2.41 4.75* 3.33*
Treatment*CS
0.74 0.71 3.25* 1.47 0.20 0.80
Genetic group
Treatment
117.79***
62.61*** 35.67*** 16.51*** 12.03*** 14.47***
Genetic group
1.29 2.32 6.37*** 8.77*** 1.66 7.58***
Treatment*Genetic group 2.76* 2.02 1.18 0.93 0.34 0.48
Location
Treatment
111.17***
63.26*** 46.20*** 16.68*** 8.79* 27.7***
Location
2.39* 2.00 9.31*** 10.78*** 5.50*** 1.05
Treatment *Location
3.20 * 2.93* 3.85*** 2.15 1.08 2.03
Relative growth rate of leaf area (RGRA [d-1]), Total number of leaves (TNL), Total leaf area (TL [cm2]), Total leaf dry weight (TLDW [g]), Specific leaf area (SLA [cm2 g-1]) and Root volume to leaf area ratio (RL [cm3 cm-2]). Numbers in italics indicate significant effects: italics with *** is significant with p <0.001, italics significant with * p < 0.05 and bold italics is marginally significant. Two treatment levels ((i) Restricted and (ii) ample water levels), Cultivation status three levels ((i) wild, (ii) feral and (iii) cultivated), Genetic groups five levels ((i) Budongo, (ii) Itwara ,(iii)Kibale, (iv) SC, and (v) Zoka), Location 7 levels ( (i) Budongo, (ii) Itwara, (iii) Kalangala, (iv) Kibale, (v) Mabira, (vi) Malabigambo and (vii) Zoka). Relative growth rate of leaf area (RGRA [d-1]), Total number of leaves (TNL), Total leaf area (TL [cm2]), Total leaf dry weight (TLDW [g]), Specific leaf area (SLA [cm2 g-1]) and Root volume to leaf area ratio (RL [cm3 cm-2]). Numbers in italics indicate significant effects: italics with *** is significant with p <0.001, italics significant with * p < 0.05 and bold italics is marginally significant. Two treatment levels ((i) Restricted and (ii) ample water levels), Cultivation status three levels ((i) wild, (ii) feral and (iii) cultivated), Genetic groups five levels ((i) Budongo, (ii) Itwara ,(iii)Kibale, (iv) SC, and (v) Zoka), Location 7 levels ( (i) Budongo, (ii) Itwara, (iii) Kalangala, (iv) Kibale, (v) Mabira, (vi) Malabigambo and (vii) Zoka). Relative growth rate of leaf area (RGRA [d-1]), Total number of leaves (TNL), Total leaf area (TL [cm2]), Total leaf dry weight (TLDW [g]), Specific leaf area (SLA [cm2 g-1]) and Root volume to leaf area ratio (RL [cm3 cm-2]). Numbers in italics indicate significant effects: italics with *** is significant with p <0.001, italics significant with * p < 0.05 and bold italics is marginally significant. Two treatment levels ((i) Restricted and (ii) ample water levels), Cultivation status three levels ((i) wild, (ii) feral and (iii) cultivated), Genetic groups five levels ((i) Budongo, (ii) Itwara ,(iii)Kibale, (iv) SC, and (v) Zoka), Location 7 levels ( (i) Budongo, (ii) Itwara, (iii) Kalangala, (iv) Kibale, (v) Mabira, (vi) Malabigambo and (vii) Zoka). Relative growth rate of leaf area (RGRA [d-1]), Total number of leaves (TNL), Total leaf area (TL [cm2]), Total leaf dry weight (TLDW [g]), Specific leaf area (SLA [cm2 g-1]) and Root volume to leaf area ratio (RL [cm3 cm-2]). Numbers in italics indicate significant effects: italics with *** is significant with p <0.001, italics significant with * p < 0.05 and bold italics is marginally significant. Two treatment levels ((i) Restricted and (ii) ample water levels), Cultivation status three levels ((i) wild, (ii) feral and (iii) cultivated), Genetic groups five levels ((i) Budongo, (ii) Itwara ,(iii)Kibale, (iv) SC, and (v) Zoka), Location 7 levels ( (i) Budongo, (ii) Itwara, (iii) Kalangala, (iv) Kibale, (v) Mabira, (vi) Malabigambo and (vii) Zoka). Relative growth rate of leaf area (RGRA [d-1]), Total number of leaves (TNL), Total leaf area (TL [cm2]), Total leaf dry weight (TLDW [g]), Specific leaf area (SLA [cm2 g-1]) and Root volume to leaf area ratio (RL [cm3 cm-2]). Numbers in italics indicate significant effects: italics with *** is significant with p <0.001, italics significant with * p < 0.05 and bold italics is marginally significant. Two treatment levels ((i) Restricted and (ii) ample water levels), Cultivation status three levels ((i) wild, (ii) feral and (iii) cultivated), Genetic groups five levels ((i) Budongo, (ii) Itwara ,(iii)Kibale, (iv) SC, and (v) Zoka), Location 7 levels ( (i) Budongo, (ii) Itwara, (iii) Kalangala, (iv) Kibale, (v) Mabira, (vi) Malabigambo and (vii) Zoka). Relative growth rate of leaf area (RGRA [d-1]), Total number of leaves (TNL), Total leaf area (TL [cm2]), Total leaf dry weight (TLDW [g]), Specific leaf area (SLA [cm2 g-1]) and Root volume to leaf area ratio (RL [cm3 cm-2]). Numbers in italics indicate significant effects: italics with *** is significant with p <0.001, italics significant with * p < 0.05 and bold italics is marginally significant. Two treatment levels ((i) Restricted and (ii) ample water levels), Cultivation status three levels ((i) wild, (ii) feral and (iii) cultivated), Genetic groups five levels ((i) Budongo, (ii) Itwara ,(iii)Kibale, (iv) SC, and (v) Zoka), Location 7 levels ( (i) Budongo, (ii) Itwara, (iii) Kalangala, (iv) Kibale, (v) Mabira, (vi) Malabigambo and (vii) Zoka). Relative growth rate of leaf area (RGRA [d-1]), Total number of leaves (TNL), Total leaf area (TL [cm2]), Total leaf dry weight (TLDW [g]), Specific leaf area (SLA [cm2 g-1]) and Root volume to leaf area ratio (RL [cm3 cm-2]). Numbers in italics indicate significant effects: italics with *** is significant with p <0.001, italics significant with * p < 0.05 and bold italics is marginally significant. Two treatment levels ((i) Restricted and (ii) ample water levels), Cultivation status three levels ((i) wild, (ii) feral and (iii) cultivated), Genetic groups five levels ((i) Budongo, (ii) Itwara ,(iii)Kibale, (iv) SC, and (v) Zoka), Location 7 levels ( (i) Budongo, (ii) Itwara, (iii) Kalangala, (iv) Kibale, (v) Mabira, (vi) Malabigambo and (vii) Zoka).