Comparative performance of growth and survival status of drought resistant tree species in district Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Comparative performance of growth and survival status of drought resistant tree species in district Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Ayaz Khan Marwat, Kamran Khan, Anwar Ali, Sajid Aman and Irfan Ullah
ABSTRACT
Comparative study on height and survival of twelve plant species planted in 2017 in Roaded Catchments under semi-arid conditions at Mujahid Town, District Lakki Marwat was carried out. Twelve drought resistant tree species were planted in three replications on RCB design. After plantation in 2017 the survival and height data of each plant species were collected every year in June till 2020 and analysed statistically. The result showed that maximum height was gained by Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Acacia albida than Acacia nilotica, Acacia ampliceps, Acacia nilotica (Cup), Tamarix aphylla, Acacia farnesiana, Casuarina equisetifolia, Acacia tortilis, Acacia coriacea, Prosopis cineraria and Zizyphus mauritiana. Mean heights recorded for different species were not significantly different from each other. Maximum survival percentage (100%) were recorded for Acacia nilotica and Zizyphus mauritiana whereas the lowest survival percentage (19%) was recorded for Casuarina equisetifolia in the final year 2020. The mean values of survival among the different species were not significantly different from each other.
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March 2019
Vol. 69, Iss. 1
