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Most seedlings and smaller mature individuals occurred under nurse plants.
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e0“majority of ALMA, both seedlings and smaller mature individuals, were found under nurse plants”
Title
Population structure of an arborescent aloe (Aloe marlothii) in Botswana
H. Titus African Journal of Plant Science 2012. doi:10.5897/ajps11.313
Other claims from this paper (12)
- Association Plant height correlated strongly with reproductive status and capsule number.
- Observation Seedlings were the most common size class in one population.
- Observation The 11 to 50 cm class was most common in the other population.
- Observation The abundance of individuals in the 101 to 200 cm class relative to smaller classes suggested possible decline.
- Observation Seedlings had patchy distribution.
- Observation Seed production was high.
- Observation Seed viability averaged 62%.
- Observation Mokolodi individuals were all taller than 4.5 m.
- Observation Mokolodi individuals were sparsely distributed.
- Observation The Molepolole populations appeared stable.
- Recommendation The authors recommended long-term monitoring and protection of the Molepolole populations.
- Observation The Mokolodi population appeared at risk.