Research Article

Biodiversity and Structural Analysis of Woody Plant Species of Home Gardens in Basona Worana District, North Shoa Zone of Central Ethiopia

Table 10

Test comparisons for means of stand variables of woody species of HGs among the three agroecologies of BWD.

(I) Agroecology(J) AgroecologyMean difference (I-J)SE value95% C I
LBUB

Dependent variable: DBH
DegaWoinadega4.371.03≤0.0001.956.80
DegaKola5.761.14≤0.0003.098.43
WoinadegaKola1.391.150.449−1.314.08

Dependent variable: height
DegaWoinadega2.460.41≤0.0001.513.41
DegaKola3.220.45≤0.0002.174.26
WoinadegaKola0.750.450.216−0.301.81

Dependent variable: basal area
DegaWoinadega15.247.050.082−1.5031.91
DegaKola33.608.58≤0.00013.2453.90
WoinadegaKola18.369.150.114−3.3240.05

Dependent variable: crown areaa
DegaWoinadega0.780.470.223−0.331.89
DegaKola−1.430.520.018−2.65−0.20
WoinadegaKola−2.210.53≤0.000−3.45−0.97

Note. The mean difference is significant at value ≤0.001, but is significant at value <0.05. CI = confidence Interval, SE = standard error, LB = lower bound, UB = upper bound, a = comparisons are made for trees.