Single-tree influence of Tectona grandis Linn. f. on plant distribution and soil characteristics in a planted forest

Ikhajiagbe, Beckley; Ogwu, Matthew Chidozie; Lawrence, Adebayo Emmanuel

doi:10.1186/s42269-020-00285-0

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 6 Plant distribution with each quadrant, inclusive of vegetative counts about the test tree

From: Single-tree influence of Tectona grandis Linn. f. on plant distribution and soil characteristics in a planted forest

S/N	Plant identity	Within subplot abundance
S/N	Plant identity	Q.1	Q.2	Q.3	Q.4	Q.5	Sum	Mean	SD	CV
1	Eleusine indica	10	50	0	58	10	128	25.6	26.4	103.1
2	cynodon dactylon	300	600	150	518	421	1989	398	178.1	44.8
3	Axonopus compressus	20	20	20	20	43	123	24.6	10.3	41.8
4	Anthropogon gayanus	70	50	150	50	58	378	75.6	42.4	56.1
5	Commelina diffusa	13	10	40	11	44	118	23.6	16.9	71.6
6	Aneilema beniniense	38	54	123	43	37	295	59	36.4	61.7
7	Aneilema aequinoctiale	45	56	0	56	54	211	42.2	24.0	56.9
8	Triumfetta cordifolia	0	0	0	0	2	2	0.4	0.9	223.6
9	Sida garckeana	10	4	4	4	14	36	7.2	4.6	63.9
10	Schrankia leptocarpa	0	10	7	10	0	27	5.4	5.1	94.1
11	Daniella oliveri	0	3	5	3	0	11	2.2	2.2	98.5
12	Anthonotha macrophylla	12	50	50	50	34	196	39.2	16.7	42.6
13	Reissantia indica	12	13	12	13	0	50	10	5.6	56.1
14	Brachiaria deflexa	150	150	150	150	150	750	150	0.0	0.0
15	Mallotus oppositifolius	100	15	25	15	100	255	51	44.9	88.1
16	Euphorbia hirta	30	15	50	15	30	140	28	14.4	51.4
17	Alchornea laxiflora	200	200	200	124	200	924	185	34.0	18.4
18	Alchornea cordifolia	70	60	60	60	70	320	64	5.5	8.6
19	Momordica charantia	6	0	1	0	6	13	2.6	3.1	120.4
20	Combretum hispidum	14	15	40	32	14	115	23	12.2	53.1
21	Newbouldia laevis	13	23	13	21	13	83	16.6	5.0	30.0
22	Tridax procumbens	0	5	14	5	11	35	7	5.5	78.9
23	Synedrella nodiflora	0	50	70	47	13	180	36	28.7	79.8
24	Chromolaena odorata	25	15	0	22	25	87	17.4	10.5	60.6
25	Ageratum conyzoides	0	0	100	4	21	125	25	42.8	171.3
26	Gomphrena celosioides	43	24	22	24	43	156	31.2	10.8	34.6
27	Panicum laxum	100	250	550	74	100	1074	215	199.9	93.0
28	Aspilia Africana	0	0	40	8	15	63	12.6	16.5	131.3
29	Ludwigia abyssinica	8	50	14	64	8	144	28.8	26.3	91.4
30	Icacina trichantha	21	12	13	12	32	90	18	8.7	48.3
31	Oplismenus burmannii	100	150	300	84	93	727	145	90.1	62.0
32	Paspalum conjugatum	120	150	150	25	110	555	111	51.3	46.2
33	Setaria barbata	15	23	23	55	12	128	25.6	17.1	67.0
34	Phyllanthus amarus	28	22	50	26	32	158	31.6	10.9	34.5
35	Sorghum arundinaceum	70	56	46	43	54	269	53.8	10.5	19.6
36	Smilax anceps	0	16	40	16	32	104	20.8	15.6	75.0

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