Research Article
Suppression of Bromus tectorum L. by Established Perennial Grasses: Potential Mechanisms—Part One
Table 3
Mean above-ground biomass (g) by plant species and growth cycle.
| Plant | Growth cycle | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| B. tectorum (without competition) | 11.11A | 1.79 D | 0.56B | 7.56A | 6.52A | L. triticoides | 4.24C | 2.92C | 0.91AB | 5.06A | | B. tectorum (in competition between L. triticoides) | 0.006D | 0.012E | 0.016B | 0.191B | 2.47B | E. | 3.27 C | 5.70A | 1.56A | 7.16A | | B. tectorum (in competition between E. ) | 0.004D | 0.004E | 0.010B | 0.137B | 1.86B | A. hymenoides | 8.31B | 4.18B | 0.81AB | 6.37A | | B. tectorum (in competition between A. hymenoides) | 0.038D | 0.045 | 0.108B | 0.422B | 2.92B | ANOVA | | | | | |
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Separate ANOVAs used for each growth cycle. For each column, different superscripted letters denote significant differences.
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