. 2017 Jul 18;12(7):e0180875. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180875

Table 2. Soil water content and biomass allocation of two species for 2-week irrigation interval at the TDBG and the TDSH where some C. mongolicunl have been dead.

	Soil water content (20 cm to the root depth) (%)	Biomass (g)				Branch	Assimilating leaf / Feeder root ratio	The ratios of root to stem
	Soil water content (20 cm to the root depth) (%)	Root depth (m)	Feeder root	Taproot	Leaf (Assimilating branch)	Branch	Assimilating leaf / Feeder root ratio	The ratios of root to stem
H. ammodendron	4.58±035 a	1.7±0.43 a*	366±34b	1041±153 b	197±32b*	2583±298b*	0.538±0.047b *	0.506±0.026 b*
(TDBG)	4.58±035 a	1.7±0.43 a*	366±34b	1041±153 b	197±32b*	2583±298b*	0.538±0.047b *	0.506±0.026 b*
H. ammodendron	1.77±0.28A	3.6±0.65 A	342±37B	941±186B	169±29B	1898±257A	0.494±0.015 A	0.635±0.04B
(TDHS)	1.77±0.28A	3.6±0.65 A	342±37B	941±186B	169±29B	1898±257A	0.494±0.015 A	0.635±0.04B
C. mongolicunl	4.46±0.34 a *	0.85±0.15b *	994±52a*	2548±193 a*	891±103a*	3840±257a*	0.896±0.072a*	0.749±0.035 a*
(TDBG)	4.46±0.34 a *	0.85±0.15b *	994±52a*	2548±193 a*	891±103a*	3840±257a*	0.896±0.072a*	0.749±0.035 a*
C. mongolicunl	1.93±0.3A	2.2±0.52B	721±75A	1425±152 A	302±42A	1968±168A	0.419±0.025 B	0.945±0.054 A
(TDHS)	1.93±0.3A	2.2±0.52B	721±75A	1425±152 A	302±42A	1968±168A	0.419±0.025 B	0.945±0.054 A

Notes: the * represent significant differences of same species at two position, the different lowercases represent significant differences of two species at TDBG, and the different capital letters represent significant differences of two species at TDHS at P = 0.05.