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

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

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

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.