%0 Journal Article
%T Determination of Nutrient Contents in the Leaf Litter of <i>Diospyros crassiflora</i> S. (Hiern-FWTA) Plantation in Okwuta-Ibeku, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria
%A Bruno Iniobong Nsien
%A Eric Etim Offiong
%A Pretty Henry Dan
%A Esther Ewongoabasi Eric
%J Open Journal of Forestry
%P 162-176
%@ 2163-0437
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojf.2022.121009
%X Determination of nutrient contents in <i>Diospyros
crassiflora</i> leaf litter was <span>carried out
in the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Okwuta-Ibeku,</span> Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria in 2016 and 2017. Three 1<span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">m </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">กม<span> 1</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">m trays
were randomly positioned for collection of leaf litter production from 4/5</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">years
old <i>Diospyros crassiflora</i> species in
each block (10</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">m </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">กม<span> 25</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">m)
within the plantation totaling 1.5</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">ha. A
Randomised Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replicates was used to study
the mean monthly leaf litterfall of <i>Diospyros
crassiflora</i>. Leaf litter was collected from each of the three litter trays
per block and placed in paper bags every 28<sup>th</sup> day of each month from
January-December in 2016 and in 2017. Fifteen grammes (15</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">g) of
properly mixed and oven-dried samples of <i>D.
crassiflora</i> leaf litter were milled and sieved in 1</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">mm
sieve; 0.3</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">g was used to determine nutrient elements and their concentrations. The
data obtained from mineral nutrient contents of <i>D. crassiflora</i> leaf litter was analysed using analysis of variance.
Result reveals the mean concentrations of
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%K i&gt
%K Diospyros crassiflora&lt
%K /i&gt
%K Plantation
%K Leaf Litter
%K Nutrient Elements
%K Concentrations
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=114981