Table 7 Analysis of variance for effect of weed management treatments on grass, broadleaf and total weed density.

From: Suppression of weed and insect populations by living and straw mulches in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

Source of variation

Grass weed density

Broadleaf weed density

Total weed density

Year (Y)

1

ns

ns

ns

Y × Block (Error a)

6

Management (M)

6

**

*

*

Y × M

6

ns

ns

ns

Y (Block × M) (Error b)

36

CV (%)

11.15

14.73

13.25

  1. ns, * and **: non-significant and significant at p ≤ 0.05 and p ≤ 0.01, respectively.