Table 4.
Treatments | Root mass density (mg cm−3) | |||||||
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Wheat | Rice | |||||||
0–15 cm | 15–30 cm | 30–45 cm | Total | 0–15 cm | 15–30 cm | 30–45 cm | Total | |
ZT | 9.99 | 1.98c | 0.87b | 12.84 | 5.40a | 0.98b | 0.49b | 6.87 |
MT | 9.92 | 2.26b | 0.93b | 13.11 | 4.90b | 1.26b | 0.63b | 6.79 |
CT | 8.72 | 2.87ab | 1.21b | 12.80 | 4.75b | 1.87a | 0.81a | 7.43 |
DT | 7.21 | 2.96a | 1.54a | 11.71 | 4.64b | 1.96a | 0.94a | 7.54 |
SE (±) | 0.89 | 0.19 | 0.07 | — | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.06 | — |
Figures in a column having common letter(s) do not differ significantly at 5% level of DMRT.
ZT: zero tillage, MT: minimum tillage, CT: conventional tillage, and DT: deep tillage.