Table 2.
Dry weight and N amount in donor plant (lupine, clover or vetch) parts (root in receiver compartment (RC), root in donor compartment (DC), total root or shoot) or in the whole plant at harvest time. Each value represents mean ±S.E. for n = 3 (clover) or n = 5 (lupine and vetch). For each parameter, different letters (a, b and c) indicate significant differences between species at p < 0.05 (Anova followed by Tuckey test).
| Dry weight (g plant−1) |
N amount (mg N plant−1) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legumes | RC root | DC root |
Total root | Shoot | Whole plant | RC root |
DC root | Total root | Shoot | Whole plant |
| Lupine | 0.64 a (±0.16) |
1.29 b (±0.31) |
1.94 a (±0.38) |
6.33 a (±1.13) |
8.27 a (±1.47) |
17.22 ab (±4.40) |
41.66 b (±12.04) |
58.87 ab (±14.63) |
272.99 b (±44.37) |
331.86 b (±58.50) |
| Clover | 4.52 b (±2.12) |
1.45 b (±0.24) |
5.97 b (±2.24) |
22.47 b (±6.10) |
28.44 b (±8.08) |
65.05 b (±30.35) |
49.62 b (±10.89) |
114.67 b (±28.86) |
466.93 b (±110.55) |
581.60 b (±137.72) |
| Vetch | 0.37 a (±0.22) |
0.18 a (±0.04) |
0.48 a (±0.20) |
1.47 a (±0.55) |
1.94 a (±0.60) |
3.56 a (±2.29) |
6.73 a (±1.44) |
9.58 a (±3.05) |
31.21 a (±8.19) |
40.79 a (±10.69) |