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June 1 - 3 , 1978 - University of Hawaii at Manoa

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About 70% <strong>of</strong> the seedlings died back either prior to their<br />

de<strong>at</strong>h or prior to the end <strong>of</strong> the study. The gre<strong>at</strong>est proportion<br />

<strong>of</strong> seedlings exhibiting dieback (77%) came from the 3.8 cm depth<br />

followed in order by the 6.4 cm (71%), 8.9 cm (70%), 11.5 cm<br />

(64%), and 1.3 cm depth (47%).<br />

DISCUSSION<br />

The management implic<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>of</strong> these results are clear;<br />

direct sowing is not viable regener<strong>at</strong>ion technique on sites simi-<br />

lar to the one I used. Maximum emergence was only 54%. Survival<br />

was low and height growth slow.<br />

Compared to planting <strong>of</strong> nursery-grown seedlings, direct<br />

sowing is not effective for regener<strong>at</strong>ing mamane. About the time<br />

the test began, 36 containerized seedlings with an average height<br />

<strong>of</strong> 24 cm were planted in the Wailuku exclosure. Survival was 47%<br />

in April <strong>1978</strong> compared to 3% for seedlings from this study.<br />

Average height <strong>of</strong> survivors was 52 cm for the planted seedlings<br />

and 31 cm for the others. Planting was clearly the superior<br />

regener<strong>at</strong>ion method.

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