Species and Provenance Testing in India: Field Application

Provenance in forestry refers to the original place of origin of seed/propagule or trees. Provenance research aims at defining the genetic and environmental components of phenotypic variability between trees from different geographical origins. However, it has great significance in introduction of the species for their testing at the new location. A wrong choice of species or provenance can lead to a big loss than benefit.This paper reflects some examples for successful choice for provenances.