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dc.contributor.authorLadipo, D.O.
dc.contributor.authorLeakey, R.R.B.
dc.contributor.authorGrace, J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:34:06Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:34:06Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.identifier.citationLadipo, D.O., Leakey6, R.R.B. & Grace, J. (1991). Clonal variation in a four year old plantation of Triplochiton scleroxylon K. Schum. and its relation to the predictive test for branching habit. Silvae Genetica, 40(3/4), 130-135.
dc.identifier.issn0037-5349
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5893
dc.description.abstractConsiderable clonal variation is reported in the size and form of the West African tree TripZochiton scleroxyZon K. SCHUM after four years of growth in plantations near Ibadan, Nigeria. At normal spacing (2.4 m) mean heights ranged from 5.9 m to 8.1 m, whilst at wide spacing (4.9 m) the range was 5.1 m to 7.8 m, although the trunks had a greater diameter. Form varied considerably, some clones having straight monopodial stems while others were multi-stemmed, much-forked or heavily branched. The relationship between these characteristics and the result of a Predicitive Test for Branching Habit is reported. This test is based on genetic variiation in apical dominance following decapitation and is made on very young plants in the nursery, 3 to 4 weeks after removal of the terminal bud. There were correlations between field characters (extent of branching, the incidence of heavy branching, and the diameter of the stem) and indices obtained from the test. The possibility is discussed of using the test to screen young seedlings for those which, following vegetative propagation, are likely to give clones with a low branching frequency and high harvest index.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectClonal Variation
dc.subjectBranching
dc.subjectScreening Tests
dc.subjectTrees
dc.subjectImprovement
dc.subjectTriplochiton Scleroxylon
dc.titleClonal variation in a four year old plantation of Triplochiton scleroxylon K. Schum. and its relation to the predictive test for branching habit
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationForest Research Institute of Nigeria
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Edinburgh
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectGenetic Improvement
cg.iitasubjectForestry
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
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