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Table 2 Results of two-way ANOVA (F-ratios) showing the effects of Phragmites australis litter leachate (C) on seedling densities (D) of Rumex conglomeratus

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

Factor

df

F ratio and probability

Above-ground biomass

Below-ground biomass

Total biomass

Root length

Plant height

Number of leaf/plant

Total chlorophyll

Concentration (C)

2

68.15***

40.02***

71.26***

23.49***

3.11ns

9.00***

40.39***

Density (D)

3

316.71***

267.80***

313.54***

51.72***

39.01***

5.50**

49.22***

C × D

6

74.66***

28.92***

70.88***

17.87***

9.12***

5.72***

3.99**

Error

24

       

Total

36

       
  1. Data used here as % of control. Level of significance: ***, **, * and ns indicate significant difference at P ≤ 0.001, P ≤ 0.01, P ≤ 0.05 and non-significant respectively
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