PROVENANCE VARIATION IN SEED-GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF PROSOPIS-CINERARIA (L) DRUCE IN ARID INDIA

Authors
ARYA S TOKY OP BISHT RP TOMAR R HARRIS PJC
Citation
S. Arya et al., PROVENANCE VARIATION IN SEED-GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF PROSOPIS-CINERARIA (L) DRUCE IN ARID INDIA, Silvae Genetica, 44(1), 1995, pp. 55-55
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences",Forestry
Journal title
Silvae Genetica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00375349
Volume
44
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
55 - 55
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-5349(1995)44:1<55:PVISAS>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Prosopis cineraria, an extremely important agroforestry tree species i n the ''Thar Desert'', showed significant variation in seed germinatio n, seedling survival and growth among 31 provenances collected from In dia. The seed germination varied from 5% to 74%, seedling survival fro m 39% to 87%, seedling height from 9 cm to 20 cm and collar diameter f rom 1.6 mm to 2.4 mm. The provenances from north-west India showed sup erior seed germination and seedling growth over those of south and mid dle India.