Abstract
The experiment investigated effect of number of nodes on shooting and rooting ability of Nauclea diderrichii juvenile cuttings. The cuttings were approximately cut into one node cuttings (T1), two nodes’ cuttings (T2), three nodes’ cuttings (T3) and four nodes’ cuttings (T4) experiment treatments. Five cuttings each of the treatment were set in planting trays and replicated four times making eighty (80) cuttings in total. It was arranged under a humid propagator chamber in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) and assessed variables such as survival rate, the number of leaves, root and shoot, the longest shoot and root length.The result showed that nodal cuttings in treatment T4, had the best performance (4.50) in the survival rate while the least mean survival rate is T1 with 2.75. It was also observed from the experiment that T4 (four nodes’ cuttings) had the highest performance in the number of root and shoot, the number of leaves, the longest shoot and root length while T1 (one node cuttings) had the least performance in the number of root and shoot, the number of leaves, longest shoot and root length. This means that the more the nodes, the better the cutting performance. The ANOVA showed that the treatments are significantly differentat 0.05% probability level. It is therefore recommended that to have an optimum performance in survival rate, the number of root and shoot, the number of leaves, longest shoot and root length for its sustainablemass production N. diderrichii, four nodal cuttings should be used.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Four-node cuttings (T4) had the best survival rate (4.50) among nodal treatments of Nauclea diderrichii.
- Taxon
- Nauclea diderrichiiNauclea diderrichiit0
- Treatment
- T4e1
- Outcome
- survival ratee1
- Direction
- best performancee1
- Value
- 4.50e1
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e1“nodal cuttings in treatment T4, had the best performance (4.50) in the survival rate”
t0“Nodal influence on Nauclea diderrichii (De Willd and T. Durand) merill juvenile stem cutting”
Claim · model-written summary
One-node cuttings (T1) had the lowest mean survival rate (2.75).
- Taxon
- Nauclea diderrichiiNauclea diderrichiit0
- Treatment
- T1e1
- Outcome
- mean survival ratee1
- Direction
- leaste1
- Value
- 2.75e1
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e1“the least mean survival rate is T1 with 2.75”
t0“Nodal influence on Nauclea diderrichii (De Willd and T. Durand) merill juvenile stem cutting”
Claim · model-written summary
Four-node cuttings (T4) had the highest numbers of roots, shoots and leaves.
- Taxon
- Nauclea diderrichiiNauclea diderrichiit0
- Treatment
- four nodes’ cuttingse1
- Outcome
- the number of root and shoot, the number of leavese1
- Direction
- higheste1
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e1“T4 (four nodes’ cuttings) had the highest performance in the number of root and shoot, the number of leaves, the longest shoot and root length”
t0“Nodal influence on Nauclea diderrichii (De Willd and T. Durand) merill juvenile stem cutting”
Claim · model-written summary
Four-node cuttings (T4) had the longest shoot and root length.
- Taxon
- Nauclea diderrichiiNauclea diderrichiit0
- Treatment
- four nodes’ cuttingse1
- Outcome
- the longest shoot and root lengthe1
- Direction
- higheste1
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e1“T4 (four nodes’ cuttings) had the highest performance in the number of root and shoot, the number of leaves, the longest shoot and root length”
t0“Nodal influence on Nauclea diderrichii (De Willd and T. Durand) merill juvenile stem cutting”
Claim · model-written summary
One-node cuttings (T1) had the lowest numbers of roots, shoots and leaves.
- Taxon
- Nauclea diderrichiiNauclea diderrichiit0
- Treatment
- one node cuttingse1
- Outcome
- the number of root and shoot, the number of leavese1
- Direction
- leaste1
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e1“T1 (one node cuttings) had the least performance in the number of root and shoot, the number of leaves, longest shoot and root length”
t0“Nodal influence on Nauclea diderrichii (De Willd and T. Durand) merill juvenile stem cutting”
Claim · model-written summary
One-node cuttings (T1) had the shortest shoot and root length.
- Taxon
- Nauclea diderrichiiNauclea diderrichiit0
- Treatment
- one node cuttingse1
- Outcome
- longest shoot and root lengthe1
- Direction
- leaste1
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e1“T1 (one node cuttings) had the least performance in the number of root and shoot, the number of leaves, longest shoot and root length”
t0“Nodal influence on Nauclea diderrichii (De Willd and T. Durand) merill juvenile stem cutting”
Claim · model-written summary
Cutting performance improved with more nodes per cutting.
- Taxon
- Nauclea diderrichiiNauclea diderrichiit0
- Treatment
- nodese1
- Outcome
- cutting performancee1
- Direction
- bettere1
Verbatim
e1“the more the nodes, the better the cutting performance”
t0“Nodal influence on Nauclea diderrichii (De Willd and T. Durand) merill juvenile stem cutting”
Claim · model-written summary
ANOVA showed the nodal treatments differed significantly at the 0.05 probability level.
- Taxon
- Nauclea diderrichiiNauclea diderrichiit0
- Treatment
- treatmentse1
- Outcome
- treatments are significantly differentate1
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Verbatim
e1“The ANOVA showed that the treatments are significantly differentat 0.05% probability level”
t0“Nodal influence on Nauclea diderrichii (De Willd and T. Durand) merill juvenile stem cutting”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend four-node cuttings for mass production of N. diderrichii.
- Taxon
- N. diderrichiiNauclea diderrichiie1
- Outcome
- four nodal cuttings should be usede1
Verbatim
e1“for its sustainablemass production N. diderrichii, four nodal cuttings should be used”