Research Article

Investigation of Woody Species Composition, Diversity, and Carbon Stock under Agroforestry Practices in Oromia National Region State, Central Ethiopia

Table 7

Mean basal area and IVI of woody species in the three agroecologies under parkland and home garden agroforestry practices.

ParameterHighland (N = 20)Midland (N = 38)Lowland (N = 18)

Parkland agroforestry
 Basal area (m2/ha)0.17 ± 0.03a0.15 ± 0.03a0.21 ± 0.06a
 IVI15 ± 3.38a7.9 ± 0.52b16.67 ± 3.46a

Highland (N = 10)Midland (N = 20)Lowland (N = 9)

Home garden agroforestry
 Basal area (m2/ha)0.85 ± 0.17a0.69 ± 0.17a0.50 ± 0.16a
 IVI30 ± 2.34a15 ± 0.97b33.33 ± 2.80a

Superscripts with similar letters are statistically not significant, but different letters are statistically significant.