Comparative Analysis of Impact of Soil Mixture and Fertilization on Growth and Seedling Quality of Selected Agroforestry Tree Species
Table 4
Estimated and actual leaf area among treatments.
Species name
S/N.
Treatments
NL
ALA (cm2)
ELA (cm2)
LACF
LAI
C. africana
1
3A: 1M: 2S:50D
7
305.33b
475.66e
0.64
0.49
2
2A: 2M: 2S: 25D
8
398.00b
829.33bc
0.48
0.63
3
3A: 2M: 1S: 75D
9
545.66a
749.66cd
0.72
0.87
4
1A: 2M: 3S: 46U
8
392.66b
586.33de
0.67
0.60
5
3A: 2M: 1S: 23U
9
548.00a
1072.66a
0.51
0.87
6
2A: 2M: 2S: 23U
8
337.66b
545.00e
0.62
0.54
7
3A: 1M: 2S: 46U
8
530.66a
1009.66ab
0.53
0.87
8
3A: 2M: 1S
7
355.66b
659.00cde
0.54
0.62
CV%
17.50
15.07
LSD (0.05)
130.76
195.50
F. albida
1
3A: 1M: 2S: 50D
38
47.33e
81.33
0.58
0.08
2
2A: 2M: 2S: 25D
81
101.66bcd
131.00cd
0.77
0.16
3
3A: 2M: 1S: 75D
74
91.66cd
134.33cd
0.68
0.15
4
1A: 2M: 3S: 46U
104
132.33a
226.00ab
0.59
0.21
5
3A: 2M: 1S: 23U
88
108.66abc
174.66bc
0.62
0.17
6
2A: 2M: 2S: 23U
98
128.33ab
235.00a
0.54
0.20
7
3A: 1M: 2S: 46U
97
121.66ab
191.33ab
0.63
0.19
8
3A: 2M: 1S
62
78.00d
113.66d
0.68
0.12
CV%
16.12
18.82
LSD (0.05)
28.57
53.04
M. stenopetala
1
3A: 1M: 2S: 50D
29
169.66cde
227.00bc
0.74
0.26
2
2A: 2M: 2S: 25D
34
243.00ab
323.00a
0.75
0.35
3
3A: 2M: 1S: 75D
22
125.00e
179.66c
0.69
0.18
4
1A: 2M: 3S: 46U
27
198.00abcd
282.00ab
0.70
0.29
5
3A: 2M: 1S: 23U
31
262.33a
343.33a
0.76
0.31
6
2A: 2M: 2S: 23U
30
144.66de
181.66c
0.79
0.21
7
3A: 1M: 2S: 46U
36
238.33abc
307.00b
0.77
0.36
8
3A: 2M: 1S
32
191.33bcde
278.00b
0.68
0.29
CV%
20.47
17.68
LSD (0.05)
70.47
82.10
M. ferruginea
1
3A: 1M: 2S: 50D
70
475.33cd
935.00a
0.50
0.76
2
2A: 2M: 2S: 25D
75
517.66abc
654.00c
0.79
0.81
3
3A: 2M: 1S: 75D
81
555.33a
776.00b
0.71
0.88
4
1A: 2M: 3S: 46U
80
543.00ab
953.33a
0.57
0.87
5
3A: 2M: 1S: 23U
72
491.00bcd
944.33a
0.52
0.78
6
2A: 2M: 2S: 23U
67
451.66d
680.66bc
0.66
0.73
7
3A: 1M: 2S: 46U
73
492.00abcd
888.33a
0.55
0.79
8
3A: 2M: 1S
65
441.66d
647.00c
0.68
0.70
CV%
7.37
7.55
LSD (0.05)
64.00
107.04
NL = number of leaf, ALA = actual leaf area (cm2), ELA = estimated leaf area (cm2), CF = leaf area correction factor, LAI = leaf area index, LSD = least significant difference, CV = coefficient of variation.
