Variables

Treatments

Location

Bai Largor

Bassah

Njala Kanima

Average

Aboveground biomass

(t∙ha⁻¹)

Sole groundnut

9.9

7.1

10.7

9.2

Cassava-groundnut intercrop

5.6

4.4

8.6

6.2

F-test (p-value)

0.024

0.0002

0.0379

0.0049

SED

1.2

0.2

0.7

0.9

Average number of roots per plant

Sole cassava

8.5

7.2

7.7

7.8

Cassava-groundnut intercrop

7.3

6.4

6.3

6.6

F-test (p-value)

0.0053

0.0249

0.0019

0.0007

SED

2.6

0.2

0.2

0.3

Fresh root yield (t∙ha⁻¹)

Sole cassava

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

Cassava-groundnut intercrop

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.1

F-test (p-value)

0.0204

<0.0001

0.0091

<0.0001

SED

0.2

0.0

0.1

0.4