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Table 2. Heights of S. altissima before mowing treatment in May 2019.
SiteControlMowing 1Mowing 2Mowing 3Site 1101.0 ± 3.2a101.0 ± 3.0a81.1 ± 2.6b64.9 ± 3.1cSite 2116.5 ± 4.7a111.8 ± 4.7a82.9 ± 4.1b72.5 ± 6.6bSite 489.1 ± 2.2a74.8 ± 2.2b49.5 ± 3.1d59.8 ± 1.6cSite 593.5 ± 2.5a99.5 ± 2.3a78.0 ± 2.0b77.1 ± 2.0bSite 6125.3 ± 5.2a117.0 ± 3.0a86.5 ± 3.0c105.0 ± 3.4bSite 7123.3 ± 3.3a119.3 ± 2.9ab111.3 ± 2.8bc110.3 ± 3.1cSite 896.0 ± 4.0a94.5 ± 4.1ab84.5 ± 3.3bc81.0 ± 3.1c
* Mowing 1: mowed once in July; Mowing 2: mowed twice in May and September; Mowing 3: mowed three times in May, July, and September. Data are presented as means ± standard errors of 10 replicates. Means within a row followed by different letters are significantly different at p <0.05 (ANOVA with post hoc Tukey’s test). Units: cm.