Table 2.

Mean dry weight (mg) allocated by tiller in L. perenne, A. stolonifera and P. pratensis

Kinds of tillers	L. perenne	A. stolonifera	P. pratensis	P rows
MS + R	159·83 ± 20·62aA	126·33 ± 22·51aA	64·42 ± 11·84aB	0·0043
T I	143·55 ± 12·24aA	118·28 ± 11·35aA	41·91 ± 7·20aB	<0·0001
T II	51·92 ± 4·52bA	32·12 ± 5·04bAB	33·00 ± 4·42aB	0·0072
T III	20·20 ± 1·87cA	15·30 ± 2·34cA	–	n.s.
P columns	0·0006	0·0007	n.s.

MS, Seedling main stem; R, shoots from rhizome; T I, primary, T II, secondary and T III, tertiary tillers.

Data are means ± standard error of six plants grown in a greenhouse for 37 DAT. A, B and C indicate significant differences between medians in rows and a, b and c significant differences between medians in columns. P values are given according to Kruskal–Wallis test. n.s., Non-significant (P > 0·05).