Research Article

Influence of Soil Nutrients, Tree Age, and Sandalwood Provenances on Sandalwood Oil Yield and Quality

Table 4

Oil yield potential in different provenances in Kenya.

ProvenancesOil yield ± SE (%)

Baringo3.49 ± 0.59a
Chyulu2.27 ± 0.49ab
Homabay2.44 ± 0.57ab
Kitui2.89 ± 1.61ab
Loita3.56 ± 0.97a
Maralal2.28 ± 0.11ab
Marsabit (karare)2.20 ± 1.56ab
Mbooni2.99 ± 0.58ab
Murang’a2.68 ± 0.83ab
Namanga2.22 ± 0.16ab
Narosura1.50 ± 0.32b
Ol Donyo sabuk2.96 ± 0.68ab
f (11,31) = 1.47 n.s.

NB: means denoted by the same letter are not significantly different.