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Mineral nutrition and die-back in Terminalia ivorensis A. Chev. in Ghana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Victor K. Agyeman  and
E. Y. Safo
Victor K. Agyeman
Affiliation:
Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 63, Kumasi, Ghana.
E. Y. Safo
Affiliation:
Department of Crop Science, University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 63, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Abstract

This investigation examined the hypothesis that nutrient deficiency is related to the die-back of Terminalia ivorensis. The study was conducted on three major soil groups in natural forest and T. ivorensis plantations. Five soil chemical factors, Total nitrogen, organic carbon, effective CEC, exchangeable calcium and magnesium, were positively related to die-back. Foliar nitrogen concentrations in trees suffering from die-back were almost 50% of those of healthy trees. The concentrations of magnesium in the leaves of T. ivorensis experiencing die-back were also low. Conversely, high concentrations of foliar calcium were associated with trees under stress. A highly significant relationship was observed between die-back ranks and leaf size.

Keywords

die-backGhanaplantationtropical forestTerminalia ivorensissoil chemical propertiesfoliar nutrient concentrations
Type
Research Article
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , May 1997 , pp. 317 - 335
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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