Commelina diffusa Population Dynamics in Banana and Ruderal Habitats under Mechanical and Herbicide Management Regimes

Table 2

The effect of mechanical and chemical weeding on C. diffusa shoot density at ruderal habitat from September 2003 to May 2004.

Month	Check	Glufosinate	Rotary string weeder
(shoots/m^2)
September	193^a	0^c	60^b
October	449^a	0^c	141^b
November	803^a	0^c	348^b
December	1062^a	18^c	644^b
January	1255^a	34^b	48^b
February	1153^a	77^b	101^b
March	1398^a	146^b	195^b
April	1847^a	290^b	346^b
May	2555^a	550^b	546^b

Means between columns for each month followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 0.05 level.