Effects of Age and Stand Density of Mother Trees on Early Pinus thunbergii Seedling Establishment in the Coastal Zone, China

Table 2

Two-way ANOVA analyses of effects of age and stand density of mother tree age and their interaction on seed germination and seedling biomass allocation for Pinus thunbergii.

	Age		Density		Age × Density
	𝐹 value	𝑃 value	𝐹 value	𝑃 value	𝐹 value	𝑃 value
Germination rate (Gr)	0.49	𝑃=0.62	1.27	𝑃=0.27	0.44	𝑃=0.65
Mean germination time (MGT)	0.96	𝑃=0.40	9.45	𝑃<0.01	0.66	𝑃=0.53
Individual biomass	1.33	𝑃=0.28	3.93	𝑃=0.06	0.06	𝑃=0.95
Leaf mass ratio (LMR)	5.44	𝑃<0.05	6.89	𝑃<0.05	6.79	𝑃<0.01
Stem mass ratio (SMR)	1.06	𝑃=0.36	2.28	𝑃=0.15	0.96	𝑃=0.40
Root mass ratio (RMR)	6.38	𝑃<0.01	1.94	𝑃=0.18	4.35	𝑃<0.05