Research Article | Published: 01 June 2011

Evaluation of Morphometric Parameters in seed orchard of Grewia Optiva Drummond in Himachal Pradesh

Hari Paul Sankhyan, S. S. Bhat, Rajan Bawa and S. S. Sharma

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 34 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 151-156 | 2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2011-5G586B | Cite this article

Abstract

Established open pollinated seedling seed orchard of Grewia optiva Drummond (60 families) established at main campus of Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan during July 2000 was evaluated for various morphometric parameters as per standard methodology, viz., height, diameter, current years’ leaf production, leaf area, fresh leaf weight, leaf dry weight, total fresh leaf biomass and leaf dry matter contents. Growth parameters among the different genotypes showed a wide range of variation. The means of the morphometric parameters of different families of Grewia optiva recorded a maximum mean height (6.75 m), diameter (8.88 cm), leaf dry matter content (59.40%), estimated number of leaves (2230.30) fresh weight of leaves (81.33 g/100 leaves), dry weight of leaves (44.56 g/100 leaves), leaf area (68.10 cm2) and total green biomass (1760.74 g). Studies concluded that differences are due to genetic factors. The identified families on the basis of morphometric traits can be used for long term breeding programmes to achieve significant gains from diverse populations.

Keywords

Leguminous fodder, Dry matter, Fresh leaf weight, Edaphic, Cluster, Internodal

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Sankhyan, H.P., Bhat, S.S., Bawa, R. and Sharma, S.S., 2011. Evaluation of Morphometric Parameters in seed orchard of Grewia Optiva Drummond in Himachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Forestry, 34(2), pp.151-156. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2011-5G586B

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