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Table 1 Sensitivity of Prince Rupprecht’s larch (PL), eastern larch (EL), white birch (WB) and paper birch (PB) to water deficit

From: Comparative studies of the response of larch and birch seedlings from two origins to water deficit

Species

WW survival (%)

LW survival (%)

Relative survival

(%)

Relative biomass

(%)

Relative biomass allocation

(%)

Relative morphological performance

(%)

Relative photosynthesis capacity

(%)

PL

100

100

0

42.2

14.6

18.0

30.8

EL

100

100

0

7.4

8.5

5.1

20.0

WB

95.8

54.5

43.1

56.0

6.3

36.1

47.6

PB

81.8

59.1

27.8

40.2

2.1

28.5

39.9

  1. Relative values are calculated as the mean of the difference in absolute values between the two water treatments divided by the value in the well-watered treatment