Abstract
Relationships between stem diameter, tree height, crown diameter, crown height and crown ratio of Parkia biglobosa were investigated and regression prediction models were derived. The result revealed positive correlations between stem diameter, tree height, crown height and crown diameter which are significant. The corresponding F-values from analyses of variance are also significant (P=0.05), except for stem diameter with crown ratio, which show no relationship. The values of Pearson correlation coefficients (r) between the stem diameter and tree height, crown height and crown diameter are 0.825, 0.846 and 0.846, respectively. The corresponding coefficients of determination (r 2 ) are 0.680, 0.715 and 0.767, respectively. This means that 68% of tree height, 71% of crown diameter and 76% of crown height were accounted for by the stem diameter. Taking the crown diameter as a predictor variable, there were also positive correlations with tree height and crown height. Here the r- values were 0.728 and 0.776 and the r 2 - values were 0.529 and 0.602 respectively. These show that stronger correlations were found with tree height and crown height when the stem diameter was taken as predictor variable than crown diameter.
Highlights
Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth. belongs to the family Leguminosae and the subfamily Mimosoideae
The r- values were 0.728 and 0.776 and the r2- values were 0.529 and 0.602 respectively. These show that stronger correlations were found with tree height and crown height when the stem diameter was taken as predictor variable than crown diameter
Stem diameter and crown diameters were the predictor variables used in the regression analysis
Summary
Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth. belongs to the family Leguminosae and the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is common practice to grow several crops such as maize, cassava, yams, sorghum and millet under P. biglobosa canopy (Kiptot and Franzel, 2011). This tree is endangered and is facing a threat of extinction due to rapid and continued exploitation without replacement, and over harvest of forest resources as a result of everincreasing human population and improper land practices that hampered their regeneration capacity (Odebiyi et al, 2004). Trees show considerably variation and flexibility in their size of crowns, height and stem diameters. The tree stem size has its own adaptive significance to a tree. The crown is the center of physiological activity, gas exchange, which drives growth and
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