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Comparative Investigation Of The Germination And Early Growth Of Two Agroforestry Tree Species In The Nursery
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The comparative investigation of the germination and early growth of two Agroforstry tree species in the nursery was studied. Seeds of Annona recticulata were collected from a compound in Benin City. while the fruits of Annona muricata were purchased from New Benin Market. On the 6th of June 2012 a portion of land at the nursery of the department of forestry and wildlife faculty of agriculture university of Benin, Benin city Nigeria was cleared. 350 polyethene bags of smallest size that were stocked with white sand already washed was introduced to the cleared site 182 seeds of Annona recticulata was sown into 182 polyethene bags on the 6th June 2012. While on the 7th June 2012 a total number of another 350 polyethene bags of smallest size was introduced to the project site again. Immediately after this the polyethene bags were arranged in sects of 50’s and replicated twice in the horizontal and seven times in the vertical. On the 14th of June a total number of 237 seeds of Annona muricata was sown into 183 polyethene bags. So in all a total of 410 seeds were sown.
Germination of Annona recticulata started on the 19th June 2012 which is 13 days interval after it was sown, and germination ended on the 7th of July, out of the 182 seeds of annona recticulata sown, only 9 germinated so it had a germination percentage of 4.95%.
Germination of Annona muricata started on the 13th July 2012 which is 19 days interval from when it was planted, and ended on August 26th a total of 164 seeds germinated as against the total number of 237 seeds that was sown, so the germination percentage was recorded as 69.2%.
Measurement of the stem diameter collar diameter, height, number of leaves, of the seedlings of the two species annona recticulata and annona muricata under the various treatment and replications started on the 13th of August 2012 and ended October 8th 2012. Measurement of these dimension of the developing seedlings for both species were carried out on a weekly basis, thereafter the mean value of the various value for stem diameter, height collar diameter and no leaves for each species annona recticulata and annona muricata was again later documented, in the course of the experiment.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]The potential Impact of Agroforestry centres on the following:Reducing
poverty through increased production of wood and other tree products
for home consumption and sale, Thannan (1987). Agroforestry contributes
to Food Security by restoring the soil fertility for food crops. It
provides cleaner water through reduced nutrient and soil runoff in water
bodies Go Green (2009). It counters global warming and the risk of
hunger by increasing the number of subsequent production of fruits n ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]The potential Impact of Agroforestry centres on the following:Reducing
poverty through increased production of wood and other tree products
for home consumption and sale, Thannan (1987). Agroforestry contributes
to Food Security by restoring the soil fertility for food crops. It
provides cleaner water through reduced nutrient and soil runoff in water
bodies Go Green (2009). It counters global warming and the risk of
hunger by increasing the number of subsequent production of fruits n ... Continue reading---
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