Table 1

Size after 14 weeks of wounds wrapped with polyethylene plastic at various times after wounding.

Application timeMean wound sizey, cm2
AspenBirchMaple
Same day38.7 bz43.0 a33.3 b
1 week55.4 a47.6 a45.3 a
2 weeks60.5 a48.8 a48.5 a
3 weeks58.4 a47.3 a49.7 a
4 weeks59.6 a42.2 a43.0 a
Untreated56.6 a45.1 a44.4 a

  • ↵y Mean of 10 replications.

  • ↵z Numbers in a column followed by the same letter are not significantly different (P = 0.05), Duncan's Multiple Range Test.