Research Article | Published: 01 March 2007

Tree morphological, seed structural and seed bio-chemical traits among candidate plus trees of Neem (Azadirachta indica) from different eco-climatic regions of Rajasthan: A study of variations and associations

J. C. Tiwari, M. A. Khan, S. Kaushish, A. K. Sharma and L. N. Harsh

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 14 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 13-21 | 2007
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2007-5T981L | Cite this article

Abstract

The present study deals with variations and associations among the morphological traits, seed structural and seed bio-chemical traits among selected 21 candidate plus trees (CPTs) of Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.), distributed in hyper-arid, arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions of Rajasthan. Semi-arid environment was found to be most conducive for higher seed production, though due to better rainfall and other favourable environmental conditions, obviously the growth and development of trees were best in dry sub-humid region. Interestingly, azadirachtin content was found maximum in seed kernels of hyper-arid region, which calls for muti-dimensional studies in this direction, since azadiractin is most important active compound of the species. In general, CPTs exhibited fair range of variations for various characters studied.

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Tiwari, J.C., Khan, M.A., Kaushish, S., Sharma, A.K. and Harsh, L.N., 2007. Tree morphological, seed structural and seed bio-chemical traits among candidate plus trees of Neem (Azadirachta indica) from different eco-climatic regions of Rajasthan: A study of variations and associations. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 14(1), pp.13-21. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2007-5T981L

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