Table 2.
Monthly means (data in the parentheses represent the SE, N = 4) of aboveground biomass (AGB) in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Different letters in the same month within the same year indicate significant difference (P < 0.05) in monthly averages among treatments. See Figure 1 for abbreviations.
| CK | LN | HN | LN + P | HN + P | ||
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| 2010 | Jul. | 65.3 (6.4)a | 66.0 (19.5)a | 65.8 (16.6)a | 87.6 (18.3)b | 65.7 (16.2)a |
| Aug. | 89.7 (18.8)a | 108.9 (28.3)ab | 91.4 (14.3)a | 130.2 (34.1)bc | 141.9 (43.1)c | |
| Sep. | 94.7 (33.8)a | 103.1 (31.4)a | 82.3 (20.6)a | 136.9 (22.9)b | 131.8 (28.8)b | |
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| 2011 | Jul. | 38.2 (12.9)a | 44.4 (19.6)ab | 30.8 (12.1)a | 72.6 (16.1)c | 56.5 (16.1)b |
| Aug. | 81.8 (28.7)a | 116.6 (53.8)ab | 77.6 (30.3)a | 159.8 (66.9)b | 151.3 (75.1)b | |
| Sep. | 81.6 (30.5)a | 101.4 (32.3)ab | 80.1 (22.0)a | 136.2 (58.7)b | 129.0 (43.8)b | |
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| 2012 | Jul. | 55.5 (11.3)b | 54.0 (17.6)b | 37.2 (19.2)a | 102.0 (24.7)c | 73.6 (21.0)c |
| Aug. | 157.7 (86.6)a | 182.9 (39.4)a | 149.7 (69.1)a | 281.9 (74.9)b | 326.2 (84.0)b | |
| Sep. | 91.8 (29.7)a | 91.7 (30.5)a | 101.6 (22.0)a | 180.9 (46.1)b | 204.3 (50.8)b | |