Measuring Soil Fertility under Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J. F. Gmel by the Biotest Method

Table 4

Mean (±SEM) dry matter of plant organs (g seedling⁻¹).

Plant organ	Linseed		Barley		Wheat		ANOVA
	T1	T2	T1	T2	T1	T2
Fruit	4±0.5	2±0.2	6±1	2±0.4	15±2.1	8±0.9	*
Leaves	4±0.3	3±0.2	32±3.6	19±1.6	12±0.9	9±1.4	*
Stem	16±1.1	12±1.4	35±5.6	11±1.1	45±3.9	31±5.2	*
Root	2±0.1	1±0.1	5±1.1	2±0.2	2±0.2	1±0.1	*

T1: forest soil (Hagenia-influenced soil); T2: farmland soil; *significant (𝑃<.05).