Parameters | Mean values | F-value; df | P values | Plasticity Index (PI) | |
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Sun | Shade | ||||
PPFD (µmol m–2 s−1) | 940.00 (40.75) | 300.00 (13.00) | 298.75; df1,10 | 0.000* |  |
Life-history traits | |||||
Germinative | |||||
 MGP | 63.67†(4.48) | 34.00 †(2.76) | 24.69; df1,26 | 0.000* | 0.4659m |
 MRP | 43.33 †(4.64) | 11.17 †(2.06) | 7.05; df1,26 | 0.013* | 0.7422h |
Vegetative | |||||
 Plant height (cm) | 50.98 (0.37) | 22.21 (0.95) | 12.54; df1,18 | 0.002* | 0.5643m |
 Leaves per plant | 83.03 (1.71) | 24.43 (0.58) | 15.01; df1,18 | 0.001* | 0.7057h |
 Leaf area (cm2) | 6.39 (0.50) | 16.06 (0.69) | 258.56; df1,10 | 0.000* | 0.6021m |
 Plant biomass (g m−2) | 171.10 (3.67) | 64.14 (4.74) | 11.54; df1,10 | 0.002* | 0.6251m |
Eco-physiological | |||||
 SLA (cm2 g−1) | 47.42 (6.34) | 153.55 (4.97) | 173.39; df1,10 | 0.000* | 0.6611m |
 CCI | 7.68 (0.365) | 5.27 (0.19) | 33.99; df1,18 | 0.000* | 0.3138l |
 A (µmol CO2 m–2 s−1) | 5.09 (0.53) | 3.62 (0.15) | 6.95; df1,10 | 0.025* | 0.2888l |
 C (mmol H2O m–2 s−1) | 33.02 (6.86) | 11.67 (1.88) | 8.99; df1,10 | 0.013* | 0.6465m |
 E (mmol H2O m–2 s−1) | 0.50 (0.10) | 0.23 (0.04) | 6.16; df1,10 | 0.032* | 0.5400m |
 WUE (µmol CO2 mmol−1 H2O) | 12.96 (2.94) | 19.41 (4.46) | 1.45; df1,10 | 0.255NS | 0.3363m |
 LCC (g glucose g−1) | 1.56 (0.04) | 1.59 (0.07) | 0.20; df1,10 | 0.658NS | 0.0188l |
 RGRh (cm cm−1 fortnight−1) | 16.67 (4.50) | 8.92 (3.09) | 2.00; df1,18 | 0.173NS | 0.4649m |
 RGRb (g g−1 fortnight−1) | 61.20 (12.37) | 27.24 (5.72) | 6.20; df1,10 | 0.032* | 0.5549m |
 NAR (g cm−3 fortnight−1) | 1.43 (0.31) | 0.34 (0.07) | 11.74; df1,10 | 0.006* | 0.7622h |
Reproductive | |||||
 Number of seeds per plant | 193.00 (2.64) | 31.67 (1.76) | 2574.24; df1,10 | 0.000* | 0.8359h |
 Seed size (mm) | 3.37 (0.13) | 3.83 (0.10) | 7.15; df1,10 | 0.023* | 0.1201l |
 Seed mass (mg) | 4.41 (0.12) | 5.09 (0.07) | 22.50; df1,10 | 0.001* | 0.1335l |