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Title: EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT CUTTING HEIGHTS ON COPPICE RESPONSE OF FORAGE SHRUBS IN GHANA
Authors: Imoro, Z. A.
Oppong, S. K.
Abukari, A.
Keywords: Coppice
Cutting height
Dry matter
Dry matter
Shrub
Sprout
Issue Date: 2021
Publisher: Suleyman Demirel University Faculty of Forestry
Series/Report no.: Vol. 22;Issue. 3
Abstract: This study aimed to determine the effect of cutting intensity on the recovery rate, growth, and biomass production of selected savanna forage shrub species. The study was conducted at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Nyankpala Campus in the Tolon District of the Northern Region of Ghana. Cajanus cajan, Stylosanthes mucronata, Tephrosia purpureum and Securinega virosa were cut at 15 cm, 30 cm, and 60 cm above ground level a month after a standardizing cut and number of days to sprout, the number of shoots, plant height, and root collar diameter was recorded. The experiment was a randomized complete block design with four replications. Shrubs cut at 60 cm used less mean number of days (4.25) for sprouting and those cut at 15 cm took a longer period (4.92) to sprout. Plant height, number of shoots, and root collar diameter after cutting were highest for shrubs cut at 60 cm. Securinega virosa used less mean number of days (4.00) to sprout while S. mucronata used the highest mean number of days (5.44) after cutting. Total dry matter yield was significantly highest (123.90 g/plant) for shrubs cut at 60 cm but lowest for those cut at 15 cm (91.20 g/plant). Cajanus cajan recorded a significantly higher total dry matter (116.30 g/plant) while S. virosa had the lowest (93.00 g/plant). Our results suggest that cutting height significantly influences the rate of sprouting of shrubs after cutting, and the response to the cutting effect is species-dependent.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3367
ISSN: 2149-3898
Appears in Collections:Faculty of Natural Resource and Environment

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