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Root length is comparable between spaceflight and ground controls

Claim that Arabidopsis root length was not significantly different between spaceflight and ground control plants for most genotypes, indicating similar growth productivity across environments.

Confidence
90%
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Evidence Quote

root length of each genotype in spaceflight and ground controls was not significantly different except for WS on ground

Relationship

Root length in spaceflight equals Root length in ground control

Evidence

Inline reference to Paez-Garcia A et al. 2015, root traits and phenotyping strategies for plant improvement.

Paez-Garcia A et al. (2015). Root Traits and Phenotyping Strategies for Plant Improvement doi:10.3390/plants4020334

Inline reference to Langsrud Ø. 2003, ANOVA for unbalanced data: recommend use of Type II sums of squares.

Langsrud Ø (2003). ANOVA for unbalanced data: Use Type II instead of Type III sums of squares doi:10.1023/a:1023260610025