Impact of Eucalyptus gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa infestation on growth and biomass production of Eucalyptus grandis and E. saligna seedlings in Tanzania

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dc.creatorPetro, Revocatus
dc.creatorMadoffe, Seif S.
dc.creatorIddi, Said
dc.creatorMugasha, Wilson A.
dc.date2016-07-11T09:09:56Z
dc.date2016-07-11T09:09:56Z
dc.date2015
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T08:53:37Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T08:53:37Z
dc.description9p
dc.descriptionA study was carried out to determine the impact of Leptocybe invasa infestation on growth and biomass production of Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill ex Maiden and E. saligna Smith seedlings in Tanzania. Three- month old seedlings were infested with L. invasa. Twenty two weeks post infestation, heights of infested E. grandis seedlings were reduced by 39.6%, while diameters were reduced by 11.3% compared to uninfested seedlings. On the other hand, the heights of infested E. saligna seedlings were reduced by 38.2% and diameters were reduced 7.7% compared to uninfested seedlings. Dry weight biomass reduction of infested seedlings was significantly higher on stem and leaves than roots and branches of both E. grandis and E. saligna. The impact of L. invasa infestation on growth and biomass production was higher in E. grandis than E. saligna. Prevention and control of L. invasa infestation should be given priority. Similar future trials should examine other commercially grown Eucalyptus species in Tanzania.
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dc.identifierhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/813
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/93934
dc.languageen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.subjectBiomass
dc.subjectEucalypt seedlings
dc.subjectInfestation density
dc.subjectLeptocybe invasa
dc.subjectSeedling growth
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.titleImpact of Eucalyptus gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa infestation on growth and biomass production of Eucalyptus grandis and E. saligna seedlings in Tanzania
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