Table 7: Fine root biomass (d < 1 mm) in the four (04) stands studied.

 

Depth

Stands

0-10 cm

10-20 cm

20-30 cm

0-30 cm

Khaya senegalensis

5.78 ± 0.57c

2.84 ± 0.05a

2.80 ± 0.05b

11.42 ± 0.67c

Burkea africana

2.97 ± 0.05a

2.80 ± 0.04a

1.54 ± 0.01a

7.31 ± 0.1b

Anogeissus leiocarpus

4.08 ± 0.12b

3.05 ± 0.08ab

1.50 ± 0.03a

8.64 ± 0.23a

Piliostigma reticulatum 

2.94 ± 0.03a

2.82 ± 0.04a

2.70 ± 0.04b

8.44 ± 0.11a

F et P-value

F = 6.50 ; P = 0.038

F = 2.95 ; P = 0.054

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F = 4.54 ; P = 0.047

F = 18.88 ; P = 0.0000

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