Altitudinal variation in morphometric traits of pod, seed, and seedling growth of Bauhinia variegata L. in Garhwal Himalaya
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https://doi.org/10.12899/asr-2405Keywords:
Bauhinia variegata L., Biomass, Genetic Gain, Heritability, Seedling, PopulationAbstract
Bauhinia variegata L. is a fast growing tree that has the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen. The aims of the present study was to estimate the variability in pod, seed and seedling growth and biomass production in 10 populations of B. variegata in Garhwal Himalaya. Significant variations were observed in pod, seed traits, seed germination, seedling growth and biomass production among populations. Among morphological traits, the seed weight was one of the most variable characters. Among seedling attributes, the seedlings vigour index, roots length, leaves dry weight and roots dry weight were found more variable characters. Geographical variables (altitude, latitude, longitude, temperature and rainfall) significantly (p<0.05) influenced the pod size, seed morphological traits, seed germination, seedling growth characters and allocation of biomass. Broad-sense heritability (h2) resulted moderate to high for pod characters, seed morphological traits and all the seedling growth parameters (except the leaves dry weight and survival percentage). These variations might be geographically structured and genetically controlled.
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