Uapaca kirkiana Müell Arg is one of the few recognized African fruit trees earmarked for conservation and domestication in southern Africa. However, efforts to raise seedlings of this species have been frustrated by the slow growth and high seedling mortality. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the effect of potting mixture, soil and foliar fertilizer application on plant growth, biomass allocation and survival of U. kirkiana seedlings in the nursery. Growth in height and diameter was best in plants with root to shoot ratio of
Publication year
2007
Authors
Sileshi G W; Akinnifesi, F.K.; Mkonda A; Ajayi, O.C.
Language
English
Keywords
mortality, seedlings, tree and stand measurement, uapaca kirkiana
Geographic
Malawi
