Variation Studies in Provenances of <I>Azadirachta Indica</I> (the Neem Tree)

Abstract

An exploratory survey was undertaken and 10 provenances of neem were collected from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh during June, 1993. Analysis of three characters i.e., seed length, width and seed weight revealed good amount of genetic variability for those characters studied. Ramanager 'H' provenance represent highest value of Range and lowest of C.V. for all three characters studied. The highest C.V. for seed length was recorded in Ramanager 'Y' provenance (73%), for seed width and seed weight, it was Hosakote provenance (35.7 and 25.1% respectively).