Table 2 The relative growth rate (g/day) of Vicia sativa and Vicia villosa plants grown in Mvutshini, Mpembeni, Mzinto, Hibberdene and Gingindlovu plantation soils for 45 days. The different values are presented as mean ± SE. The different letters represent significant differences between the sites after a one-way ANOVA.

Vicia sativa

Mvutshini

0.15 ± 0.002^ac

0.06 ± 0.004^a

0.09 ± 0.003^ab

0.60 ± 0.061^a

0.009 ± 0.00^a

Mpembeni

0.23 ± 0.038^ab

0.09 ± 0.022^ab

0.14 ± 0.015^a

0.63 ± 0.101^a

0.016 ± 0.00^a

Mzinto

0.30 ± 0.054^b

0.14 ± 0.024^b

0.16 ± 0.030^a

0.86 ± 0.027^a

0.036 ± 0.00^b

Hibberdene

0.07 ± 0.007^c

0.03 ± 0.004^a

0.04 ± 0.002^b

0.67 ± 0.059^a

0.012 ± 0.00^a

Gingindlovu

0.23 ± 0.006^ab

0.08 ± 0.005^ab

0.15 ± 0.011^a

0.54 ± 0.069^a

0.029 ± 0.00^b

Vicia villosa

Mvutshini

0.14 ± 0.008^a

0.05 ± 0.000^a

0.08 ± 0.007^ab

0.667 ± 0.052^a

0.021 ± 0.001^ab

Mpembeni

0.18 ± 0.019^a

0.06 ± 0.018^a

0.12 ± 0.006^a

0.667 ± 0.052^a

0.027 ± 0.002^ab

Mzinto

0.10 ± 0.016^a

0.05 ± 0.007^a

0.05 ± 0.009^b

1.156 ± 0.14^a

0.014 ± 0.003^a

Hibberdene

–

–

–

Gingindlovu

0.20 ± 0.040^a

0.12 ± 0.031^a

0.08 ± 0.009^b

1.459 ± 0.198^b

0.028 ± 0.004^b