Leaves litterfall and nutrient inputs from four multipurpose tree/shrub species of homegarden agroforestry systems

Environmental Systems Research

Table 3 Monthly (Kg tree^− 1), annual (Kg tree^− 1 year^− 1), and total (Kg ha^− 1 year^− 1) leaves litterfall production by multipurpose woody species in the homegarden agroforestry systems in southern and southwestern Ethiopia

Tree/shrub species	Leaves litterfall production
Tree/shrub species	Monthly litterfall	Annual litterfall	Total litterfall
C. africana	9.99^a	23.96^a	962.00^a
G. robusta	7.26^a	17.43^a	325.47^bc
E. brucei	9.96^a	23.91^a	429.20^b
M. sylvestris	0.38^b	0.92^b	171.18^c
Total	28.13	331.10	9439.33

Different superscript letters in a column represent significant differences between species (P < 0.05) as determined by the Fisher’s Protected LSD.
Source: Survey data.