Alternanthera nana R.Br. nursery sowing-time influences Santalum album L. growth following field planting
Year: 1998
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: In past pot-host selection experiments the benefit of pot-hosts for Santalum has usually been assessed during and at the end of the period of growth under nursery conditions. Our results with S. album and the pot-host Alternanthera nana show that, compared with the carry-over effects after field establishment, effects on growth during this period are insignificant. The benefit of the presence of the pot-host was increased survival and growth of S. album in the field. Further, the timing of the introduction of A. nana to the S. album pot during the nursery phase was critical. Under the climatic conditions at Kununurra, Western Australia, S. album grown together with A. nana for 109 days before field planting showed maximum survival (98%), and those in combination for 134 days showed maximum growth six months after being planted into the field in June.
Authors: J. McComb, Andrew M. Radomiljac
Language: English
Subfield: Forestry
Domain: Life Sciences
SDGs: Zero hunger, Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1442968274