Variables

Treatments

Location

Bai Largor

Bassah

Njala Kanima

Average

Aboveground biomass

(t∙ha−1)

Sole cassava

16.1

17.9

22.4

18.8

Cassava-groundnut intercrop

11.8

14.3

20.9

15.7

F-test (p-value)

0.0575

0.1491

0.4190

0.1134

SED

1.6

2.0

1.7

1.9

Average number of roots per plant

Sole cassava

5.3

3.5

4.2

4.4

Cassava-groundnut intercrop

4.4

3.3

3.9

3.9

F-test (p-value)

0.1835

0.6185

0.1042

0.1957

SED

0.6

0.3

0.2

0.4

Fresh root yield (t∙ha−1)

Sole cassava

20.0

14.8

19.4

18.1

Cassava-groundnut intercrop

16.0

12.2

16.8

15.0

F-test (p-value)

0.1246

0.2157

0.3511

0.0607

SED

2.1

1.7

2.5

1.5