Research Article

Outplanting Performance of the Bornean Tropical Indigenous Species Shorea macrophylla (de Vriese) P. S. Ashton in relation to Seedling Age

Table 2

Effect of seedling age on survival rate percentage of S. macrophylla seedlings after 12, 24, and 42 months of outplanting (mean ± S.E).

Seedling ageMonths after transplanting
12 months24 months42 months

3-month73.3 ± 2.1 c63.3 ± 1.7 b46.7 ± 1.3 b
6-month61.7 ± 0.8 b56.7 ± 1.6 b45.0 ± 1.8 b
9-month65.0 ± 2.1 b60.0 ± 2.4 b53.3 ± 2.4 c
24-month46.7 ± 1.2 a41.7 ± 1.7 a33.3 ± 1.1 a
Mean61.755.444.6