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Table 2 The effects of plantation stand and stand age on fine root biomass, fine root necromass and specific root length using a two-way analysis of variance

From: Temporal changes of fine root overyielding and foraging strategies in planted monoculture and mixed forests

Factor

Fine root biomass

Fine root necromass

Specific root length

df

F value

P

df

F value

P

df

F value

P

Stand

2

1.78

0.172

2

7.99

< 0.0001

1

9.77

0.0021

Age

2

23.06

< 0.0001

2

9.90

< 0.0001

2

1.72

0.1824

Stand × age

4

2.97

0.0217

4

1.80

0.1318

2

2.53

0.0823

  1. Italic font indicates significant differences at P < 0.05
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