Table 1 Leaf litter decomposition parameters of selected woody plant species. Values are means of three replicates (n = 3) with ± 1 SD. Mean values of native and exotic species in each column suffixed with the same letter are not significantly different from each other at p < 0.05 probability level.

Albizia lebbeck

1.61 ± 0.05^a

3.46 ± 0.02^a

158.00 ± 5.00^a

682.00 ± 22.00^a

Azadirachta indica

1.83 ± 0.11^a

3.65 ± 0.14^a

139.00 ± 9.00^a

601.00 ± 37.00^a

Dalbergia sissoo

1.16 ± 0.11^a

3.11 ± 0.13^a

220.00 ± 21.00^b

954.00 ± 92.00^b

Pongamia pinnata

1.28 ± 0.09^a

3.23 ± 0.15^a

198.00 ± 14.00^a

859.00 ± 62.00^b

Terminalia arjuna

1.02 ± 0.02^a

2.93 ± 0.04^ab

249.00 ± 4.00^b

1078.00 ± 16.00^ab

Broussonetia papyrifera

2.44 ± 0.10^b

3.79 ± 0.01^c

104.00 ± 4.00^b

450.00 ± 19.00^a

Eucalyptus globulus

0.74 ± 0.10^a

2.44 ± 0.27^bc

348.00 ± 48.00^c

1506.00 ± 209.00^b

Grevillea robusta

0.48 ± 0.06^a

1.62 ± 0.27^a

531.00 ± 63.00^d

2299.00 ± 271.00^c

Lantana camara

2.67 ± 0.48^b

3.88 ± 0.08^c

97.00 ± 20.00^a

420.00 ± 84.00^a

Leucaena leucocephala

2.37 ± 0.21^b

3.79 ± 0.03^c

107.00 ± 9.00^ab

464.00 ± 41.00^a