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Table 1 Leaf level physiological measurements indicate acute water deficit responses due to treatment

From: Medium term water deficit elicits distinct transcriptome responses in Eucalyptus species of contrasting environmental origin

Species

Sample time

Treatment

A (μmol CO2 m−2 s−1)

Post hoc

gs (mol H2O m−2 s−1)

Post hoc

Assimilation weighted ci

Post hoc

E. globulus

Day 1

WW

15.09 ± 2.21

a

0.512 ± 0.099

a

319.5 ± 20.7

a

SS

12.96 ± 2.39

a

0.515 ± 0.132

a

330.1 ± 22.8

a

Day 14

WW

10.98 ± 2.33

a

0.445 ± 0.047

a

322.2 ± 30.4

a

SS

3.14 ± 2.86

b

0.034 ± 0.037

b

230.2 ± 18.7

b

Day 28

WW

10.49 ± 3.74

a

0.507 ± 0.071

a

339.8 ± 20.1

a

SS

1.47 ± 0.82

b

0.012 ± 0.004

b

236.5 ± 32.1

b

E. cladocalyx

Day 1

WW

4.76 ± 0.69

a

0.292 ± 0.065

a

354.6 ± 9.2

a

SS

4.29 ± 0.84

a

0.151 ± 0.042

b

345.1 ± 13.7

a

Day 14

WW

3.70 ± 0.99

a

0.261 ± 0.057

a

363.0 ± 7.2

a

SS

1.93 ± 0.31

b

0.034 ± 0.009

b

298.0 ± 16.9

a

Day 28

WW

4.78 ± 1.10

a

0.176 ± 0.035

a

331.7 ± 11.21

a

SS

0.62 ± 0.30

b

0.009 ± 0.003

b

249.9 ± 19.1

b

  1. Net CO2 assimilation (A), stomatal conductance (gs) and assimilation weighted sub stomatal carbon concentration (ci) for E. globulus and E. cladocalyx seedlings subjected to 8 weeks water deficit (SS) treatment and well watered (WW) control conditions. Post hoc column indicates whether values measured were statistical different (a, b) or not (a, a)