Evaluation of Pigeon Pea Lines for Biological Soil Decompaction

Table 2

Dry matter weights of the aerial part of the plants and of roots in the upper and lower sand layers and in the compact soil layer of experiment 6.

Aerial part		Upper sand layer		Compact soil block		Lower sand layer
g5-94	685^a*a*	Fava Larga	735^a	g5-94	142^a	g5-94	477^a
g124-95	493^b	g8-95	664^a	Fava Larga	102^b	g124-95	424^ab
Fava Larga	427^b	g124-95	561^a	g124-95	94^b	g8-95	178^bc
g8-95	393^b	g5-94	515^a	g8-95	78^b	Fava Larga	145^c
Mean	501	Mean	619	Mean	105	Mean	306
CV (%)	34,8	CV (%)	72,6	CV (%)	36,8	CV (%)	114,5

∗Means followed by different letters, in each column, are statistically different, by the Duncan test (𝑃<.05). CV: coefficient of variation.