Suppression of reproductive characteristics of the invasive plant Mikania micrantha by sweet potato competition

BMC Ecology

Table 5 Population densities m⁻² from sexual and asexual reproduction of Mikania micrantha growing as a monoculture or under mixed culture conditions

Variables	Ratios (sweet potato: M. micrantha)
Variables	3:1	2:1	1:1	1:2	1:3	0:4
Total population	42.00 ± 2.83f	65.25 ± 2.99e	102.50 ± 3.70d	166.75 ± 6.02c	191.50 ± 4.51b	224.00 ± 6.06a
Sexual population	9.25 ± 1.71f	21.00 ± 2.16e	31.50 ± 2.08d	55.75 ± 3.30c	70.50 ± 1.29b	89.25 ± 4.35a
Asexual population	32.75 ± 1.71f	44.25 ± 2.63e	71.00 ± 2.83d	111.00 ± 3.92c	121.00 ± 3.37b	134.75 ± 4.99a
Sexual mortality rate (%)	0.629 ± 0.092a	0.596 ± 0.080a	0.438 ± 0.036b	0.340 ± 0.035bc	0.291 ± 0.022c	0.241 ± 0.019c
Asexual mortality rate (%)	0.358 ± 0.034a	0.265 ± 0.008b	0.152 ± 0.019c	0.077 ± 0.014d	0.056 ± 0.008de	0.030 ± 0.001e

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. The different letters within same row signify significant differences at P < 0.05

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