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Table 4 Effects of grazing intensity on mean dry biomass weight of herbaceous species in Chagni ranch, Northwest Ethiopia

From: Effects of grazing intensity to water source on grassland condition, yield and nutritional content of selected grass species in Northwest Ethiopia

Parameters

Mean dry biomass weight (g/m2)

TD1

TD2

TD3

TD4

SE

DF

F-value

P value

Highly desirable

71.22b

74.64b

85.26a

86.8a

0.85

3

20.33

0.000

Moderately desirable

29.33

29.83

34.1

35.34

1.38

3

1.2

0.365

Less desirable

40.87b

41.71b

46.28ab

47.39a

0.67

3

5.86

0.017

Mean dry biomass

141.43b

146.15b

165.57a

169.54a

2.49

3

7.85

0.007

  1. a,bMeans with different superscripts for each parameter within the same row were significantly different (P < 0.05)
  2. TD1 transect distance 1, TD2 transect distance 2, TD3 transect distance 3, TD4 transect distance 4