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Table 3. Heights of S. altissima before mowing in September 2019.
SiteControlMowing 1Mowing 2Mowing 3Site 1168.0 ± 3.27a64.0 ± 3.32c100.5 ± 9.14b67.5 ± 3.1cSite 2192.0 ± 11.3a79.0 ± 4.07c111.0 ± 6.9b73.0 ± 7.61cSite 3159.0 ± 4.99a123.0 ± 7.12b84.5 ± 5.89c47.0 ± 2.71dSite 4190.0 ± 2.98a102.0 ± 3.89b112.5 ±8.07b62.0 ± 5.33cSite 5217.0 ±10.23a87.5 ± 4.9c137.0 ± 4.96b62.5 ± 3.1dSite 6177.5 ± 6.76a97.5 ± 5.44c120.5 ± 4.97b60.0 ± 2.58dSite 7143.5 ± 12.2a81.0 ± 2.77b138.5 ± 3.5a62.0 ± 4.67b
* 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.