Fig. 3
Shoot length (a), leaf area ratio (b), total root length (c), root tip number (d), and whole-plant relative growth rate (e) in S. nervosum and S. cumini saplings, as affected by waterlogging with or without adventitious root removal. Treatment: CK, well-watered; WL, waterlogging; AR-R, adventitious root removal. FW, waterlogging effect; FAR-R, adventitious root removal effect. Data presented are means ± SE (n = 5). Bars with the different letter within the same species group indicate significant differences at p<0.05 by analysis of variance (ANOVA). Asterisks above bars denote statistically significant differences between the species according to independent-samples t test. ns, p>0.05; ∗p<0.05; ∗∗p<0.01; ∗∗∗p≤0.001