Variability in seed germination and seedling growth at the intra- and inter-provenance levels of Nothofagus glauca (Lophozonia glauca), an endemic species of Central Chile

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Table 2 Significance level of the provenance, the intra-provenance and the covariate effects (seed mass) on the variance of germination, growth and survival traits measured in Nothofagus glauca

Source of variation	df	GC	GV	SM	D	H	SUR
Covariate
Seed mass	1	0.390	0.662	–	0.497	0.248	0.762
Main effect
Provenance	1	0.041	0.979	0.016	0.758	0.879	0.002
Site (provenance)	7	0.039	0.000	0.001	0.006	0.017	0.000
Error	84

Statistically significant values (P < 0.05) are in italics. P significance levels after Tukey’s test. In the case of SUR, the P value corresponds to the chi² test
GC germination capacity (%), GV germination value (%), SM mean seed mass (1000 seeds) (g), D root collar diameter (mm), H height (cm), SUR survival (%), df degrees of freedom