Effects of cutting and sowing seeds of native species on giant ragweed invasion and plant diversity in a field experiment

Table 1 Experimental design of control, cutting, and species’ composition for seeding treatments

			Treatments
			Control	Cutting	Density 1	Density 2	Density 3	Density 4	Density 5
Cutting all plant species			–	○	○	○	○	○	○
Sowing seeds density (viable seeds per plot)	Annual plant	Zea mays	–	–	50	100	200	400	800
	Annual plant	Secale cereale	–	–	50	100	200	400	800
	Perennial herbaceous plant	Trifolium repens	–	–	50	100	200	400	800
	Perennial herbaceous plant	Pennisetum alopecuroides	–	–	50	100	200	400	800
	Perennial woody plant	Lespedeza juncea	–	–	50	100	200	400	800
	Perennial woody plant	Lespedeza bicolor	–	–	50	100	200	400	800

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