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Morphological characterization of guggal (Commiphora wightii) provenances from extremely arid parts of India

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Title Morphological characterization of guggal (Commiphora wightii) provenances from extremely arid parts of India
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Creator NK Sinha
R. S. Mertia
B. K. Kandpa
R. N. Kumawat
P. Santra
Daleep Singh
 
Subject growth performance
afforestation
genetic variation
morphology
 
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Commiphora wightii is one of the major guggal gum-resin producing species in India.
It has never been brought under cultivation and the species is now considered
endangered. Growth performances and morphological parameters were assessed during
2008 and 2009 at Jaisalmer, in the hyper arid part of India, for five provenances of
Commiphora wightii, viz., Dantiwara, Mangaliawas, Kukma-Bhuj, Bhind-Murena, and
Jaisalmer local. Observations revealed a significant amount of variation for plant
height, stem girth, number of branches per plant, crown spread, leaflet shape, and 100
seed weight. The provenances have shown measurable growth responses, which were
sufficient for a conclusive remark. Such variation among different populations may be
due to different intensities of natural selection acting upon the traits in their natural
habitat. Results of this study are important for the conservation of the genetic variation
of the species and for future improvement schemes: they indicate that genetic
differences exist among provenances of guggal (Commiphora wightii), with Jaisalmer
local, Mangaliawas, and Dantiwara showing satisfactory performance for cultivation in
arid parts of India.
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Date 2020-04-13T08:05:37Z
2020-04-13T08:05:37Z
2012-03-31
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Sinha, N. K., Mertia, R. S., Kandpal, B. K., Kumawat, R. N., Santra, P., & Singh, D. (2012). Morphological characterization of guggal (Commiphora wightii) provenances from extremely arid parts of India. Forests, Trees and Livelihoods, 21(1), 63-69.
1472-8028
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/34692
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Taylor & Francis