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Table 1 Changes of biomass and morphological characters at various density of Melaleuca ericifolia in treatments of Phragmites australis root exudates and litter as % of control

From: Allelopathy and resource competition: the effects of Phragmites australis invasion in plant communities

Plant density/pot

Source of materials

Aboveground mass

Belowground mass

Total biomass

Root length

Plant height

Growth point

Low

Root exudates

94.47 ± 3.09 a

88.03 ± 6.16 a

93.87 ± 2.54 a

100.00 ± 7.22 a

90.56 ± 3.09 a

98.27 ± 5.38 a

Plant litter

6.18 ± 0.84 a

7.06 ± 1.13 a

6.35 ± 0.86 a

34.02 ± 2.71 a

55.93 ± 4.08 a

11.38 ± 1.47 a

Medium

Root exudates

62.98 ± 4.26 a

67.90 ± 10.55 a

63.42 ± 4.77 a

85.86 ± 7.89 a

93.74 ± 8.28 a

71.72 ± 8.27 b

Plant litter

22.85 ± 4.40 b

25.15 ± 4.80 b

23.27 ± 4.26 b

61.75 ± 3.49 b

82.74 ± 1.49 b

17.94 ± 2.18 b

High

Root exudates

165.45 ± 16.70 b

273.33 ± 24.04 b

171.65 ± 17.10 b

195.56 ± 12.37 b

126.92 ± 2.21 b

194.42 ± 3.80 c

Plant litter

10.81 ± 1.24 a

10.02 ± 2.15 a

10.63 ± 1.35 c

66.50 ± 8.80 b

66.51 ± 6.42 ab

8.22 ± 0.71 a

  1. Average (±standard error) values in the column followed by same letter are not significantly different at the 0.05 level by Duncan’s test