Table 2. Mean, SD, and sample size (n) net rhizodeposition-to-root ratios observed in this paper and in Pausch and Kuzyakov review (10).
Ratio | Land use | Mean | SD | n | Reference |
Net rhizodeposition/root biomass |
Crops | 0.54 | 0.07 | 99 | Pausch and Kuzyakov (10) |
Grasses | 0.50 | 0.06 | 128 | ||
Trees | 0.49 | 0.11 | 9 | ||
Crops and cover crops | 0.44 | 0.12 | 7 | This review | |
All | 0.51 | 0.07 | 243 | Weighted average |