Table 4 P content (mg), P translocation (%) and P use efficient of Neyraudia reynaudiana after 90 days of growth in spatially heterogeneous and homogeneous P supply (mean ± SE). For each level of patch strength, means followed by different letter across within the column are statistically different

0 + 0/30

Large

9.31 ± 0.66b

4.95 ± 0.03c

90.8 ± 1.05a

0.92 ± 0.04b

Medium

8.69 ± 0.71b

2.99 ± 0.15b

93.6 ± 1.19a

1.00 ± 0.05b

Small

6.03 ± 0.11a

1.41 ± 0.08a

91.9 ± 0.16a

0.76 ± 0.01a

Homog.

6.23 ± 0.05a

2.79 ± 0.29b

93.1 ± 0.67a

0.87 ± 0.01ab

0 + 7.5/30

Large

11.09 ± 0.31a

3.26 ± 0.28a

93.8 ± 0.59ab

1.01 ± 0.07a

Medium

10.58 ± 1.16a

7.28 ± 0.87b

95.7 ± 0.08b

0.76 ± 0.05a

Small

11.52 ± 0.27a

3.74 ± 0.31a

94.8 ± 0.35ab

0.78 ± 0.04a

Homog.

9.06 ± 0.68a

3.10 ± 0.71a

92.9 ± 0.61a

0.87 ± 0.09a

7.5 + 0/30

Large

0.48 ± 0.06b

0.56 ± 0.04b

10.6 ± 0.32b

0.82 ± 0.06a

Medium

0.39 ± 0.02ab

0.37 ± 0.02a

9.6 ± 0.24ab

1.30 ± 0.10b

Small

0.25 ± 0.07a

0.25 ± 0.05a

9.4 ± 0.41ab

1.76 ± 0.13c

Homog.

0.26 ± 0.02a

0.40 ± 0.04a

8.8 ± 0.11a

0.84 ± 0.08a