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Table 2 Correlation between photosynthetic variables and environmental factors in Swietenia macrophylla and Melia azedarach during the dry and wet seasons

From: Photosynthetic gas exchange responses of Swietenia macrophylla King and Melia azedarach L. plantations under drought conditions

 

Environmental factorsa

CO2

g s

C i

E

VPDa

VPDl

T a

T 1

PPFD

Dry season

P N

ns/ns

−**/−**

ns/ns

ns/ns

ns/+*

ns/ns

−*/ns

ns/+**

ns/ns

g s

 

ns/+**

+**/+**

ns/ns

ns/−**

ns/ns

ns/ns

ns/ns

ns/+*

C i

  

ns/ns

ns/−*

ns/−**

ns/ns

ns/ns

ns/−**

ns/+**

E

   

ns/ns

ns/ns

ns/ns

ns/+*

ns/ns

ns/ns

Wet season

P N

+**/ns

ns/−*

+**/ns

ns/ns

ns/ns

−**/ns

−**/ns

ns/ns

ns/ns

g s

 

ns/+**

+**/+**

ns/−**

ns/−**

ns/ns

−*/+*

ns/ns

ns/ns

C i

  

ns/+*

ns/−**

ns/−**

ns/ns

ns/+*

ns/−**

ns/ns

E

   

ns/ns

ns/ns

ns/+**

ns/+**

ns/ns

ns/−**

  1. + and − symbols represent positive and negative correlation, respectively
  2. ns indicates no significant correlation
  3. *,** Indicate significance at P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively. N = 18
  4. a g s (stomatal conductance), C i (intercellular CO2 concentration), E (transpiration rate), VPDa (air vapor pressure deficit), VPDl (leaf-air vapor pressure deficit), T a (air temperature), T l (leaf temperature), PPFD (photosynthetic photon flux density), CO2 (ambient CO2 concentration), S. macrophylla/M. azedarach