Table 4: Repollarded (RP) and pollarded once (IP) root length density (RLD, mm-3) and root mass density (RMD, kg m-3) as measured on Day 49 (i.e, 49 days after RP trees were repollarded).
Root Length Density mm-3 |
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Treatment |
Fine roots |
Total fine roots |
Coarse roots |
Total all roots |
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|
< 1 mm |
1 < 2 mm |
< 2 mm |
2 < 10 mm |
< 1 to > 10 mm |
UP |
1047 |
124 |
1171 |
92 |
1268 |
IP |
781 |
104 |
885 |
79 |
975 |
IP/UP |
0.75 |
0.79 |
0.76 |
0.97 |
0.77 |
Root Mass Density gm-3 |
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Treatment |
Fine roots |
Total fine roots |
Coarse roots |
Total all roots |
|
|
< 1 mm |
1 < 2 mm |
< 2 mm |
2 < 10 mm |
< 1 to > 10 mm |
UP |
174 |
85 |
259 |
489 |
956 |
IP |
108 |
79 |
187 |
409 |
1754 |
IP/UP |
0.62 |
0.89 |
0.70 |
2.61 |
2.02 |
Significant (P < 0.05) differences from the UP value are marked with an asterisk.