Research Article | Published: 01 June 2002

Provenance variation in seed characteristics and germination behaviour of Azadirachta indica A.Juss. in Orissa

Smita Bisht, Avinash Jain, Neelima Sharma, Samidha Pandey and Samar Kumar Banerjee

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 9 | Issue: 1/2 | Page No. 26-31 | 2002
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2002-09H271 | Cite this article

Abstract

Neem seeds of seven provenances from different agroclimatic zones of Orissa were collected from plus trees and their physical parameters like seed length, width, thickness, weight and moisture content were determined. Germination per cent of seeds in sand, germination paper (in laboratory), mother beds and polybags (in nursery) were also recorded. All these traits were correlated with each other and also with latitude and longitude of agroclimatic zones. Seed thickness and seed weight of neem showed a large variation among different provenances and significant relationship with germination behaviour of seeds under nursery conditions. Bhubneshwar and Sambalpur provenances showed their superiority over other provenances of Orissa.

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Bisht, S., Jain, A., Sharma, N., Pandey, S. and Banerjee, S.K., 2002. Provenance variation in seed characteristics and germination behaviour of Azadirachta indica A.Juss. in Orissa. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 9(1/2), pp.26-31. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2002-09H271

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