Correlation Studies for Morphological Characters and Proximate Principles of Leaves of <i>Grewia optiva</i> Drumm. ex Burr.

D. R. Prajapati; Gaurav Chand Ramola; Akshit Kukreti; Ram Gopal; Digvijay Rathod

doi:10.36808/if/2020/v146i1/145075

Correlation Studies for Morphological Characters and Proximate Principles of Leaves of Grewia optiva Drumm. ex Burr.

Authors

D. R. Prajapati Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, College of Forestry, ACHF, NAU, Navsari - 396450, Gujarat
Gaurav Chand Ramola Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, (Uttarakhand)
Akshit Kukreti Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, (Uttarakhand)
Ram Gopal Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, (Uttarakhand)
Digvijay Rathod Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, (Uttarakhand)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2020/v146i1/145075

Keywords:

Correlation, Morphology, Proximate Principles, Grewia optiva, Variation.

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out in the Chamba block of district Tehri-Garhwal of Uttarakhand state. Leaves from Grewia optiva trees were harvested to find out correlation among the morphological characters and proximate principles. A total of 55 correlations were observed in the present study. Out of which 13 were significant at p<0.05 and 5 were significant at p<0.01. The results indicated that morphological characters can be used as selection criteria for fodder quality of this species. Correlation studies can give a direct relationship between morphological characters and proximate principles and can play an instrumental role in tree improvement programs.

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