Mowing inhibits the invasion of the alien species Solidago altissima and is an effective management strategy Author Rim, Hojun Crop Protection Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Korea Author Lee, Minhyun * & Department of Biology, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690 - 756, Korea Author Song, Uhram * & Department of Biology, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690 - 756, Korea text Management of Biological Invasions 2023 2022-12-26 14 1 63 79 http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2023.14.1.03 journal article 303671 10.3391/mbi.2023.14.1.03 510df114-39ef-41fa-af88-de10b2f8d07b 1989-8649 11975981

Table 2. Heights of S. altissima before mowing treatment in May 2019.

Site	Control	Mowing 1	Mowing 2	Mowing 3
* Mowing 1: mowed once in July; Mowing 2: mowed twice in May and September; Mowing 3: mowed three times in May, July, and September. Data are presented as means ± standard errors of 10 replicates. Means within a row followed by different letters are significantly different at p <0.05 (ANOVA with post hoc Tukey’s test). Units: cm.
Site 1	101.0 ± 3.2a	101.0 ± 3.0a	81.1 ± 2.6b	64.9 ± 3.1c
Site 2	116.5 ± 4.7a	111.8 ± 4.7a	82.9 ± 4.1b	72.5 ± 6.6b
Site 4	89.1 ± 2.2a	74.8 ± 2.2b	49.5 ± 3.1d	59.8 ± 1.6c
Site 5	93.5 ± 2.5a	99.5 ± 2.3a	78.0 ± 2.0b	77.1 ± 2.0b
Site 6	125.3 ± 5.2a	117.0 ± 3.0a	86.5 ± 3.0c	105.0 ± 3.4b
Site 7	123.3 ± 3.3a	119.3 ± 2.9ab	111.3 ± 2.8bc	110.3 ± 3.1c
Site 8	96.0 ± 4.0a	94.5 ± 4.1ab	84.5 ± 3.3bc	81.0 ± 3.1c