February 2025

Plant species composition, richness and diversity in different agroforestry practices of Moshi rural district, Northern Tanzania

Agroforestry practices (AFPs) have the potential to improve species composition and the ecological integrity of various landscapes. However, site-specific studies on the role of AFPs in enhancing plant species composition, richness, and diversity are scarce. This study aimed to determine variations in useful plant species composition and diversity across five agroforestry practices: Boundary Planting Agroforestry...

Author(s): G. A. Saria, P. K. T Munishi, J. J. Kashaigili and G. B. Bulenga,

February 2025

Response of non-timber forest products (Garcinia Kola and Piper guineense) seedlings to NPK and urea fertilizers

This study describes the effect of inorganic fertilizers (Urea and NPK 20:10:10) on Garcinia kola and Piper guineense seedlings in nursery for 28 weeks. The experiment involved 16 treatments, six replicates and 96 seedlings per species. Growth characters were assessed fortnightly. Fertilizer treatments significantly (P≤0.05) affected mainly the height, leaf number and, leaf area of G. kola and P guineense seedlings....

Author(s): Kato Samuel Namuene, Egbe Enow Andrew and Enow Elsie Ayamoh