Table 6: Medium root biomass (1 < d < 5 mm) in the four (04) stands studied.

 

Depth

Stands

0-10 cm

10-20 cm

20-30 cm

0-30 cm

Khaya senegalensis

6.80 ± 0.35c

5.84 ± 0.28c

5.08 ± 0.27c

17.72 ± 0.9c

Burkea africana

8.54 ± 0.41d

7.80 ± 0.39d

6.87 ± 0.35d

23.21 ± 1.15d

Anogeissus leiocarpus

4.50 ± 0.23b

3.95 ± 0.18b

3.88 ± 0.12b

12.33 ± 0.53b

Piliostigma reticulatum 

3.70 ± 0.19a

2.50 ± 0.14a

2.45 ± 0.03a

8.65 ± 0.36a

F et P-value

F = 56.50 ; P = 0.0000

F = 52.95 ; P = 0.0000

F = 54.54 ; P = 0.047

F = 58.88 ; P = 0.0000

The assigned values of the same letter are not statistically different (p > 0.05, Duncan's test).