Table 12. Effect of Spacing on First-Year Growth of 

 S. alterni flora , Drum Inlet, 1972.* 



Spacing 

 (ft.) 



Aerial 



Dry Wt. 

 (g/m 2 ) 



Height 

 (cm) 



Number 

 Flowers/ 



m 2 



Total No. 

 Culms/ 



m 2 



Basal 

 Area 

 (cm 2 /m 2 ) 



1.5 x 1.5 

 2.0 x 2.0 

 3.0 x 3.0 



20.7 

 9.7 

 8.3 



77 

 64 

 69 



6.0 

 3.6 



2.3 



32.3 

 13.3 

 11.0 



5.9 

 2.3 

 2.8 



"Transplanted 31 May 1972; harvested 3 October 1972, 

 Means of three samples (individual plants). 



Table 13 



Effect of Spacing on First Year Growth of 

 S. alterni flora , Drum Inlet, 1973.* 



Spacing 

 (ft.) 



Aerial 



Dry Wt. 

 (g/m 2 ) 



Number 

 Flowers/ 



m 2 



Total No. 

 Culms/ 



m 2 



Basal 

 Area 

 (cm 2 /m 2 ) 



1.5 x 1.5 

 2.0 x 2.0 

 3.0 x 3.0 



29.7 



20.4 



6.8 



10 



7 

 2 



39 



23 

 9 



8.4 

 4.7 

 1.9 



''Transplanted 8 May 1973; harvested 12 September 

 1973. Means of six samples (individual plants). 



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