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Table II

Coincidence between the lowest lethal temperature (LT₅₀) and lowest moisture content (MC) of leaves and rhizomes in four genotypes of miscanthus but no correlation between LT₅₀ of leaves and LT₅₀ of rhizomes.

	Leaves		Rhizomes
	(Farrell et al., 2006)		(Clifton-Brown and
			Lewandowski, 2000b)
	LT₅₀(°C)	MC (%)	LT₅₀(°C)	MC (%)
M. sacchariflorus	–7.5 ab	87 a	–3.5 b	73 a
M. giganteus	–8 b	85 a	–3.5 b	76 a
M. sinensis Hybrid 6	–6 a	85 a	–6 a	68 b
M. sinensis Hybrid 9	–9 c	80 b	–4.5 ab	71 b

LT₅₀, the lethal temperature at which 50% of shoots (or rhizomes) were killed. MC, moisture content. Different letters indicate significant differences calculated from the least significant difference post-hoc (P < 0.05).