Table 3. The root collar diameter (RCD) and height (mean±standard error) of F. rhynchophylla trees according to planting density and year.
Growth | Density (tree ha−1) | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 |
RCD (mm) | 3,000 | 11.0±0.4 | 11.5±0.4 | 13.6±0.5b | 16.8±0.5b | 20.9±0.6d | 24.9±3.6b |
5,000 | 11.0±0.3 | 11.7±0.3 | 13.8±0.4b | 17.2±0.4b | 23.0±0.7c | 26.6±3.5b |
7,000 | 11.1±0.3 | 12.5±0.4 | 15.2±0.5a | 19.3±0.6a | 27.3±0.8a | 33.1±4.5a |
10,000 | 11.2±0.3 | 12.1±0.4 | 14.5±0.5ab | 17.8±0.6b | 25.1±0.8b | 29.4±8.2ab |
Height (cm) | 3,000 | 54.4±1.6 | 58.6±1.8 | 63.4±2.1b | 86.4±3.3c | 110.4±4.6c | 132.2±29.1b |
5,000 | 57.9±2.0 | 62.1±1.9 | 70.3±2.0a | 93.1±2.9bc | 123.5±4.0b | 150.7±22.3b |
7,000 | 53.4±2.0 | 59.9±2.2 | 75.5±2.3a | 104.9±3.4a | 147.0±4.7a | 189.4±31.9a |
10,000 | 59.0±1.7 | 64.0±2.1 | 75.2±2.7a | 99.5±3.8ab | 4.8±5.0ab | 170.5±43.2ab |
H/D ratio | 3,000 | 51.6±2.1 | 53.0±2.1 | 47.0±1.7b | 51.1±2.0b | 53.6±2.0 | 54.5±1.6b |
5,000 | 54.5±1.9 | 53.9±1.7 | 52.0±1.4a | 55.2±1.4ab | 54.5±1.5 | 58.1±1.4ab |
7,000 | 50.1±1.9 | 49.4±1.9 | 50.6±1.6ab | 54.7±1.4ab | 54.4±1.5 | 58.3±1.5ab |
10,000 | 53.3±1.8 | 53.3±1.8 | 52.5±1.6a | 56.1±1.6a | 54.0±1.2 | 59.2±1.3a |