Table 6.

Mann-Whitney Tests comparing median root mass below plates for different species irrigated by water (N = 29 for E. leucoxylon and S. fragilis, and N = 30 for M. ericifolia and F. macrophylla).

SpeciesMedian root mass below plate (g)SpeciesMedian root mass below plate (g)P-value
E. leucoxylon0.27M. ericifolia0.330.0007
E. leucoxylon0.27F. macrophylla0.528< 0.0001
E. leucoxylon0.27S. fragilis0.772< 0.0001
M. ericifolia0.33F. macrophylla0.5280.0125
M. ericifolia0.33S. fragilis0.7720.008
F. macrophylla0.528S. fragilis0.7720.367