Research Article

Sustainability of Mahogany Production in Plantations: Does Resource Availability Influence Susceptibility of Young Mahogany Plantation Stands to Hypsipyla robusta Infestation?

Table 1

Percentage of K. grandifoliola, S. macrophylla, K. ivorensis, and E. cylindricum saplings attacked in the species trial after 12 and 21 months in the moist semideciduous forest.

TreatmentPercentage of saplings attacked (%)
12 months21 months

K. ivorensis6.607a ± 5.48223.686a ± 6.193
K. grandifoliola15.483a ± 5.19459.060b ± 11.954
E. cylindricum0.000a ± 0.0000.000a ± 0.000
S. macrophylla0.000a ± 0.0005.556a ± 5.556
values0.0410.000

Values are percentages, and ± are standard errors. Percentages in the same column with the same letter are not statistically different at P value of 0.05. Differences between means were compared using Tukey’s test (Post Hoc tests).