Research Article | Published: 01 September 2010

Fodder quality evaluation of Grewia optiva drummond seed orchard in Himachal Pradesh

Hari Paul Sankhyan, S. S. Bhat, Rajan Bawa and N. B. Singh

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 17 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 319-324 | 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2010-X5BU87 | Cite this article

Abstract

A seedling seed orchard of Grewia optiva Drummond (Beul) established during 2000 at the University Campus, Solan comprising of 60 families with three replications (2 x 2 m spacing) was evaluated for fodder quality parameters, viz., ether extract, crude fibre, crude proteins, total ash contents, nitrogen free extracts and leaf dry matter contents. The variation in proximate fodder analysis among different families of Grewia optiva was found to be significant. Families SI-8, S1-13, HA-1 HA-2 and S-11 were found to be the best. Thus depicting that selections can be made among these families for further improvement programme to increase fodder quality parameters. Since all the families growing in the seed orchard are growing under the same environmental conditions, the variations occurring are surely due to genetic and interaction factors. Variability estimates and genetic parameters for different characters depicted significantly different among the families. At both genotypic and phenotypic levels the different families depicted positive correlations with crude fibre and ether extract and negative correlation with total ash contents and nitrogen free extract. The best genotypes can be multiplied for improving genetic gains under improvement programmes.

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Sankhyan, H.P., Bhat, S.S., Bawa, R. and Singh, N.B., 2010. Fodder quality evaluation of Grewia optiva drummond seed orchard in Himachal Pradesh. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 17(3), pp.319-324. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2010-X5BU87

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