Table 1 Table of F- and P-values of analyses of variance of the effects of block, decomposer diversity (0, 1, 2, and 4 species), soil management type (mineral versus organic), and the interaction between decomposer diversity and soil management type (D × S) on the shoot, root, and spike biomass of common wheat (all in g/microcosm), the shoot-to-root ratio, and nitrate concentration (%) in soil water five weeks after the start of the experiment.

From: Decomposer diversity increases biomass production and shifts aboveground-belowground biomass allocation of common wheat

 

Block

Decomposer diversity

Soil management type

D × S

F-value

P-value

F-value

P-value

F-value

P-value

F-value

P-value

Shoot biomass

0.81

0.492

4.63

0.005

0.94

0.336

0.18

0.911

Root biomass

2.00

0.120

12.98

<0.001

0.72

0.399

0.95

0.422

Spike biomass

0.10

0.962

3.62

0.016

0.02

0.903

0.07

0.978

Shoot-to-root ratio

1.42

0.244

14.81

<0.001

0.87

0.352

3.78

0.013

Nitrate %, week 5

0.65

0.584

6.97

<0.001

7.45

0.008

1.47

0.227

  1. Degrees of freedom: Block = 3, Decomposer diversity = 3, Soil management type = 1, D × S = 3. Significant effects are highlighted in bold.
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