Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 5 Mean value (± standard deviation) of growth parameters of 6-year-old mangosteen trees after 36 months of follow-up

From: Reduction of the mangosteen tree (Garcinia mangostana L.) production cycle: effect of soil type and fertilisers

Settings		HP (m)	Gr (%)	SP (m)	Dcol (cm)	RQ	Le (cm)	Wth (cm)	Chc (mg.ml⁻¹)	NPr
Soil type	Lowland soil	4.2 ± 0.3	30.1 ± 3.2	3.4 ± 0.6	7.12 ± 0.3	0.9 ± 0.1	20.69 ± 2.6	13.45 ± 2.7	24.1 ± 1.6	12.4 ± 1.2
Soil type	forest soil	2.8 ± 0.4	16.8 ± 2.7	2.8 ± 0.6	5.45 ± 1	0.7 ± 0.1	21.85 ± 4.2	17.59 ± 1.02	26.6 ± 1.9	12.0 ± 0.9
Statistical	F	5.01	5.01	0.87	0.07	0.92	0.001	0.61	0.06	0.35
Statistical	P	0.03	0.03	0.3	0.8	0.2	0.99	0.36	0.9	0.28

HP Height of plants, Gr Growth rate, SP Wingspan, Dcol Diameter at the collar, RQ Robustness quotient, Le Leaf length, Wth Leaf width, Chc Leaf chlorophyll content, NPr Number of pairs of branches

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