Index Index Minimum Maximum Mean SD CV (%)
Environmental variables Soil water content (%) 9.39 36.92 24.65 6.4 25.95
Electrical conductivity (ms/cm) 0.14 13.29 4.55 3.9 86.51
Plant traits Average height (cm) 20 170 82.73 37.67 45.54
Number of plants 1 352 42.36 44.91 106.01
Leaf traits SPAD values 22.2 55.53 43.45 4.46 10.25
Leaf water content (%) (g/g) 32.71 48.82 43.31 0.03 5.96
Specific leaf area (cm2/g) 83.46 164.41 121.48 16.88 13.89
Leaf area (cm2) 4.46 44.19 26.96 9.68 35.91
Leaf thickness (cm) 0.16 0.3 0.21 0.03 15.93
Stem traits Pitch number 6 16 11.14 2.37 21.25
Internode height (cm) 1.77 11.5 6.34 2.26 35.59
Base stem diameter (mm) 1.83 7.68 3.33 0.96 28.87