Journal of FARM SCIENCES, Vol 30, No 4 (2017)

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Studies on variation in fruit, seed and seedling traits of Lophopetalum wightianum Arn.

B. S. SUNITHA, S. S. INAMATI

Abstract


The present investigation was carried out at College of Forestry, Sirsi, Karnataka during the year 2016-17 toidentify the best seed source of Lophopetalum wightianum Arn. across its natural distribution areas in Uttara Kannada ofWestern Ghat. Fruits were collected from seven different seed sources of Karnataka viz., Janmane, Katagal, Gerusoppa,Kumta, Karwar, Banavasi and Sirsi. Fruits were measured for its colour, length, width and weight and seeds for its lengthand number of seeds per ten gram, then sown in nursery to study the variation in germination and growth parameters viz.,seedling vigour, seedling height, biomass of seedling and survival per cent. Fruits and seeds collected from Sirsi and Janmaneseed source were superior among other seed sources with respect to fruit length, width and its weight, seed length andnumber of seeds per 10 g, germination parameters, seedling vigour, seedling height, biomass and survival per cent consideredfor the study. These seed sources can be further validated through genotypic variation studies

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