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Table 2 Slopes of flammability score (Principal Component Analysis [PCA] factors 1 and 2) versus drying time for litter mass × infrared heating treatment combinations from pine and oak litter flammability experiments at Humboldt State University Wildland Fire Laboratory, Arcata, California, USA, in July 2017. Factor 1 = PCA factor composed primarily of flame height, smolder time, and consumption. Factor 2 = PCA factor composed primarily of flame time. Shared letters within columns, for species separately, indicate no significant differences between slopes using Tukey multiple comparison test

From: Radiant heating rapidly increases litter flammability through impacts on fuel moisture

Litter (g) and treatment

Factor 1 versus drying time

Factor 2 versus drying time

Estimated slope

Pine

 75 unheated

0.09a

0.21a

 75 heated

0.47b

0.98b

 25 unheated

0.18ac

0.20a

 25 heated

0.47bc

0.72b

Oak

 50 unheated

0.17a

0.10a

 50 heated

0.56b

0.30b

 25 unheated

0.23a

0.14ab

 25 heated

0.70b

0.30ab