Height growth (cm) and percentage growth differential in roadside soil compared to peat in different half-sib families of Acer platanoides, 1992 and 1993. The seed sources were of different vigor.
| Half-sib family | Vigor of seed source | Peat | Height growth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadside soil | Percentage1 | ||||||
| 1992 | 1993 | 1992 | 1993 | 1992 | 1993 | ||
| A | 92 | 117.6 | 121.1 | 23.0 | 49.3 | 80.4 | 59.3 |
| B | 9 | 126.4 | 110.6 | 23.8 | 69.4 | 81.2 | 37.3 |
| I | 9 | 92.6 | — | 10.9 | — | 88.2 | — |
| E | 7 | 108.3 | 108.0 | 22.0 | 41.3 | 79.7 | 61.8 |
| G | 7 | 101.7 | 143.3 | 13.3 | 26.1 | 86.9 | 81.8 |
| L | 7 | — | 142.4 | — | 35.3 | — | 75.2 |
| F | 6 | 100.8 | 126.7 | 13.5 | 42.8 | 86.6 | 66.2 |
| H | 6 | 113.7 | 168.5 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 78.8 | 85.8 |
| D | 5 | 115.2 | 132.3 | 22.2 | 47.3 | 80.7 | 64.2 |
| C | 4 | 97.2 | 78.0 | 23.2 | 39.1 | 76.1 | 49.9 |
| J | 4 | 119.3 | — | 25.1 | — | 79.0 | — |
| K | 3 | — | 108.3 | — | 19.0 | — | 82.5 |