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.contributor.authorPetro, Revocatus
dc.contributor.authorMadoffe, Seif S.
dc.contributor.authorIddi, Said
dc.contributor.authorMugasha, Wilson A.
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-11T09:09:56Z
dc.date.available2016-07-11T09:09:56Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description9pen_US
dc.description.abstractA 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/813
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectBiomassen_US
dc.subjectEucalypt seedlingsen_US
dc.subjectInfestation densityen_US
dc.subjectLeptocybe invasaen_US
dc.subjectSeedling growthen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleImpact of Eucalyptus gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa infestation on growth and biomass production of Eucalyptus grandis and E. saligna seedlings in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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