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PREDICTING THE DECOMPOSITION RATE, MASS LOSS, AND NUTRIENT RELEASE OF SINGLE AND MIXED LEAF LITTER TYPES USING DECOMPOSITION MODELS IN THE NORTHERN GUINEA SAVANNAH OF NIGERIA

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Background: This study presented a non-linear model to biologically describe the decomposition pattern, mass loss and nutrient release of four leaf litter species: Khaya senegalensis (African mahogany), Mangifera indica (Mango), Gmelina arborea ...
Folasade A. Akinsola, Ishaku Y. Amapu, Eunice Y. Oyinyola, Drame Marieme, Christopher Aboyeji   +4 more
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First report of leaf spot caused by Alternaria argyroxiphii on African mahogany trees (Khaya senegalensis)

Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 2017
Alternaria argyroxiphii is reported for the first time as the cause of leaf spot on African mahogany trees (Khaya senegalensis). The disease was first observed in African mahogany field plantations in Perdões, Minas Gerais, Brazil, in October, 2012 ...
Lívia PIMENTA TEIXEIRA, Thaissa DE PAULA FARIAS SOARES, Leonardo SARNO SOARES OLIVEIRA, Sandra MATHIONI, Maria ALVES FERREIRA   +4 more
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Comparison of growth responses of Khaya senegalensis seedlings and stecklings to four irrigation regimes

Silva Fennica, 2010
Khaya senegalensis is an important tree species for timber production, native to West Africa, but mahogany shoot borer attacks prevent successful plantations.
Ky-Dembele, Catherine, Bayala, Jules, Savadogo, Patrice, Tigabu, Mulualem, Odén, Per, Boussim, Issaka   +5 more
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Biomass Fuel Characteristics of Malaysian Khaya senegalensis Wood-Derived Energy Pellets: Effects of Densification at Varied Processing Temperatures

Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing
This study addresses the effects of densification at varied pelletization temperatures on the novel Malaysian Khaya senegalensis wood-derived pellets biomass fuel characteristics.
Ras Izzati Ismail, Chu Yee Khor, Alina Rahayu Mohamed   +2 more
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Clonal Propagation of Khaya senegalensis: The Effects of Stem Length, Leaf Area, Auxins, Smoke Solution, and Stockplant Age

International Journal of Forestry Research, 2011
Khaya senegalensis is a multipurpose African timber species. The development of clonal propagation could improve plantation establishment, which is currently impeded by mahogany shoot borer. To examine its potential for clonal propagation, the effects of
Catherine Ky-Dembele, Mulualem Tigabu, Jules Bayala, Patrice Savadogo, Issaka Joseph Boussim, Per Christer Odén   +5 more
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Inhibitory Effect of Leaf Extract of Khaya senegalensis (Mahogany) on C-steel Corrosion in 1.0 M Hydrochloric Acid Solution

International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2016
Acid extract of leaves of (Mahogany) Khaya senegalensis (LKS) plant was investigated as inhibitor for the corrosion of C-steel in 1.0 M HCl. Several methods were used to investigated the efficiency of LKS i.e.
Ismat H. Ali
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Growth and nutritional status and quality of Khaya senegalensis seedlings

Revista de Ciências Agrarias - Amazon Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 2016
Due to the shortage of information on both mineral fertilizer and organic substrate in Khaya senegalensis, it was proposed in the current study to verify the potential of the use or not of addition of nutrient solution in the production of high quality seedlings of K.
Smiderle, Oscar José, Souza, Aline das Graças, Chagas, Edvan Alves, Alves, Marcia de Souza, Fagundes, Paulo Renato de Oliveira   +4 more
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Bioactivity, therapeutic utility and toxicological risks of Khaya senegalensis

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Research, 2013
Vegetative organs of Khaya senegalensis (Ders.) A. Juss. are widely used in African pharmacopoeia. A review of pharmacological studies, focused on this plant, was carried out, using the available scientific literature. Several studies have revealed its bioactive properties and therefore its medical efficacy.
Lamine BABA-MOUSSA, Sèlidji Eugène ATTAKPA, Alphonse SEZAN, Sabbas ATTINDEHOU, Marcellin Cokou TAKIN   +4 more
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3,7-Dideacetyl-6α-hydroxykhivorin, a new limonoid from Khaya senegalensis (Meliaceae)

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 2006
A new limonoid, 3,7-dideacetyl-6α-hydroxykhivorin, together with khivorin, 3-deacetylkhivorin, 7-deacetoxy-3-deacetyl-7-oxokhivorin, and 6-deoxydestigloylswietenine acetate have been isolated from the seeds of Khaya senegalensis.
Michel K. Tchimene, Dieudonne Ngamga, Pierre Tane, Olov Sterner, Joseph D. Connolly   +4 more
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Logísticas para implantação de uma floresta de Mogno africano na vertente do Caparaó, Minas Gerais – Brasil

Ambiente
A demanda por modelos de uso sustentável da terra e alternativas produtivas de alto valor agregado tem impulsionado o cultivo de espécies florestais nobres como o mogno africano (Khaya senegalensis) em regiões tropicais de altitude.
Expedito Rodrigues dos Santos Neto, Demerson Arruda Sanglard, Leonardo Máximo Silva, Ariane da Silva Nogueira, Ana Carolina Ataide Silveira, Sidney Pereira, Maria Fernanda Lousada Antunes   +6 more
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