Table 3. Effect of polypropylene mulching treatments on growth characteristics of Quercus glauca Thunb. seedling

Treatment Dry weight(g) Total dry weight(g) T/R x ratio(g/g)
Leaf Stem Root
60g/m2 olz 2.99±0.44a 1.34±0.37a 2.22±0.89a 6.55±1.42a 2.12±0.63a
60g/m2 hdy 1.38±0.91bc 0.81±0.37ab 1.49±0.54ab 3.62±1.86bc 1.32±0.50ab
80g/m2 ol 2.30±0.85ab 1.25±0.21a 2.13±0.56a 5.68±1.17ab 1.75±0.65ab
80g/m2 hd 1.47±0.71bc 0.74±0.39b 1.55±0.62ab 3.76±1.39bc 1.49±0.48ab
Control 0.85±0.73c 0.49±0.14b 1.15±0.24b 2.49±1.02c 1.12±0.59b
Overlapping.
Hole drilling.
Top dry weight/Root dry weight rate.
Data are the Mean±SE from the three replicates. Difference letters indicate treatments are significant difference at p<0.05 by Ducan’s multiple range test.