Table 1.

Root intensity (no. m⁻²) in different bamboo species at various soil depths.

Species	0–10 cm	10–20 cm	20–30 cm	30–40 cm	40–50 cm	50–60 cm
Coarse root intensity
B. balcooa	223.3b	390.0bc	366.7abc	286.7b	253.3a	260.0a
B. bambos	80.0c	481.7b	460.0ab	435.0a	225.0a	181.7ab
B. nutans	66.7c	273.3c	340.0bc	290.0b	196.7a	110.0bc
B. vulgaris	380.0a	673.3a	506.7a	286.7b	126.7a	86.7c
D. hamiltonii	126.6bc	266.7c	413.3abc	226.7bc	186.7a	146.7bc
D. stocksii	106.7c	323.3bc	270.0c	163.3c	110.0a	93.3bc
D. strictus	123.3bc	393.3bc	300.0c	266.7b	173.3a	110.0bc
F value	9.72	7.27	3.33	9.11	NS	4.3
P value	0.001	0.002	0.036	0.001	NS	0.015
Fine root intensity
B. balcooa	833.3c	493.3d	390.0c	386.7b	286.7a	150.0a
B. bambos	1640.0a	640.0bc	606.7ab	360.0b	373.3a	260.0a
B. nutans	980.0bc	526.7 cd	486.7bc	356.7b	230.0a	126.7a
B. vulgaris	1260.0b	806.7a	706.7a	666.7a	320.0a	200.0a
D. hamiltonii	1200.0b	573.3bcd	493.3bc	346.7b	300.0a	200.0a
D. stocksii	1086.7bc	596.7bcd	416.7c	306.7b	166.7a	116.7a
D. strictus	960.0bc	656.7b	516.7bc	430.0b	326.7a	233.3a
F value	6.89	6.36	3.33	3.60	NS	NS
P value	0.002	0.003	0.036	0.028	NS	NS
Total root intensity
B. balcooa	1056.7c	883.3b	756.7c	673.3bc	540.0a	410.0a
B. bambos	1720.0a	1121.7b	1066.7ab	795.0ab	598.3a	441.7a
B. nutans	1046.7ab	800.0b	826.7c	646.7bc	426.7a	236.7a
B. vulgaris	1640.0c	1480.0a	1213.3a	953.3a	446.7a	286.7a
D. hamiltonii	1326.7bc	840.0b	906.7bc	573.3bc	486.7a	346.7a
D. stocksii	1193.3c	920.0b	686.7c	470.0c	276.7a	210.0a
D. strictus	1083.3c	1050.0b	816.7c	696.7abc	500.0a	343.3a
F value	5.84	4.73	5.95	3.30	NS	NS
P value	0.005	0.011	0.004	0.037	NS	NS

Within soil depth, different letters indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) between the species.