Screening of Superior Genotypes of <i>Ailanthus triphysa</i> (Dennst.) Alston. (Matti) for Matchwood Quality

J. K. Das; E. V. Anoop; K. Vidyasagaran; A. V. Santhosh Kumar; T. K. Kunhamu

doi:10.36808/if/2019/v145i6/146211

Screening of Superior Genotypes of Ailanthus triphysa (Dennst.) Alston. (Matti) for Matchwood Quality

Authors

J. K. Das College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala
E. V. Anoop College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala
K. Vidyasagaran College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala
A. V. Santhosh Kumar College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala
T. K. Kunhamu College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2019/v145i6/146211

Keywords:

Progenies, CPTs, A. triphysa

Abstract

Growth parameters viz., height, collar girth, stem volume, survival percentage and bole straightness of the progenies of twenty different Candidate Plus Trees (CPTs) was studied. The experimental trial was located at the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) main campus near Aramkal, Thrissur, Kerala, India. The field observations were carried out after 16 months of field planting. The variation in bole straightness was found to be significant among the progenies whereas height, collar girth, stem volume did not show any significant variation. Survival percentage of the progenies ranged between 84.61% to 100.00% after 22 months of planting.

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