Improving growth and productivity of Cordia africana trees using moringa leaf juice in north western Ethiopia

Figures & data

Figure 1. Effect of moringa leaf juice on height and survival of Cordia africana in tree nursery: EM: seedling emergency, HN: half nursery life span, L30 = left 30 days for transplanting to the field

Figure 2. Effect of moringa leaf extract on Cordia africana tree RCD in tree nursery: EM: seedling emergency, HN: half nursery life span, L30 = left 30 days for transplanting to the field)

Figure 3. Effect of moringa leaf extract on Cordia africana tree height and survival rate in the field condition (EM: seedling emergency, HN: half nursery life span, L30 = left 30 days for transplanting to the field)

Figure 4. Effect of moringa leaf extract on the growth of Cordia africana tree in the field condition: EM: seedling emergency, HN: half nursery life span, L30 = left 30 days for transplanting to the field

Table 1. Effect of moringa leaf juice on tree growth parameters

Treatments	Nursery height	Nursery rcd	Nursery%	Transplanting height	Transplanting rcd	Transplanting%
25 ml EM	58.85^ab	1.19^b	100	102.00^ab	1.69^ab	93.75^a
50 ml EM	65.07^a	1.63^a	100	127.87^a	2.44^a	87.75^a
25 ml HN	57.62^ab	0.75 ^c	100	48.13 ^c	0.95^b	39.58^b
50 ml HN	58.19^ab	0.90 ^c	100	77.75^bc	1.49^b	33.33^b
25 ml L30	52.69^b	0.47^d	100	68.93^bc	1.06^b	60.42^ab
50 ml L30	53.62^b	0.45^d	100	78.27^bc	1.37^b	66.67^ab
Control	54.39^b	0.35^d	100	71.60^bc	1.36^b	68.33^ab
Mean	57.20	0.82	100	82.08	1.48	64.26
cv	7.76	17.44		30.96	30.00	33.30
Sig@0.05	*	**	NS	*	*	*

NS = Not significant at p = 0.05, em = emergency, hn = half nursery life span, l30 = left 30 days for transplanting to the field.