Claim · model-written summary
Senna atomaria had the greatest growth and biomass production among the species listed.
- Taxon
- Senna atomaria
Senna atomariae7 - Outcome
- growth and biomass productione7
- Direction
- greateste7
Verbatim
e7“Leucaena leucocephala, A. holosericea, Melia azedarach and Senna atomaria had the greatest growth and biomass production”
Title
Performance of some multipurpose tree species: the Forestry Commission experience.
A. Mushaka; D. Maruzane Transactions of the Zimbabwe Scientific Association 1998. doi:10.4314/tzsa.v72i2.18497
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- Observation Faidherbia albida showed high survival rates within the first year of on-station screening.
- Observation Acacia tortilis showed high survival rates within the first year of on-station screening.
- Observation Acacia auriculiformis succumbed to termite attacks, except at Chesa.
- Observation Acacia holosericea appeared less susceptible to termite attack than other tested acacias.
- Observation Acacia colei appeared less susceptible to termite attack than other tested acacias.
- Observation Eucalyptus camaldulensis, E. leptophleba and E. tereticornis had better survival percentages than the acacia species tested.
- Recommendation Some acacia species may be selected for afforestation purposes after more testing.
- Observation On-farm mortality of the tree species was 39 to 64% in 1991.
- Observation On-farm mortality of the tree species was 2 to 54% in 1996.
- Observation Leucaena leucocephala had the greatest growth and biomass production among the species listed.
- Observation Acacia holosericea had the greatest growth and biomass production among the species listed.
- Observation Melia azedarach had the greatest growth and biomass production among the species listed.
- Observation Farmers preferred Leucaena leucocephala.
- Observation Farmers preferred Casuarina cunninghamiana, a preference correlated with its ability to produce useful poles.
- Recommendation Research on cost-effective strategies to improve survival levels of planted trees should be supported.
- Recommendation Alternative pole producing species should be made available to smallholder farmers.
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