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Table 3 Statistical differences in the effects of storage temperature and salinity on the number of germinated seeds after storage for 120 days

From: Optimal long-term seed storage conditions for the endangered seagrass Zostera japonica: implications for habitat conservation and restoration

Variable

df

Sum square

Mean square

F(or T)value

p

Two-way ANOVA

 Model

12

11,926.923

993.910

14.225

 < 0.001

 Storage temperature

2

5634.722

2817.361

40.322

 < 0.001

 Storage salinity

5

2830.556

566.111

8.102

 < 0.001

 Storage temperature × storage salinity

5

2541.667

508.333

7.275

 < 0.001

One-way ANOVA

 Storage temperature (°C)

  0

5

211.111

42.222

0.475

0.788

  4

5

5161.111

1032.222

17.695

 <  0.001

 Storage salinity (psu)

  30

2

1938.889

969.444

18.368

0.003

Independent-samples T Test

 Storage salinity (psu)

  20

4

  

0.775

0.482

  40

4

  

2.774

0.05

  50

4

  

1.604

0.184

  60

4

  

2.514

0.066

  70

4

  

8.246

0.001