Variation in Physico-Chemical Properties of (Diospyros montana Roxb.) in Himachal Pradesh

The present study was confined to 19 mother trees of Diospyros montana Roxb. distributed in Solan districts of Himachal Pradesh. Mother trees were selected from Nalagarh and Baddi area of Solan district. Physico-chemical properties were studied by collected wood samples from the 19 mother trees. Specific gravity was recorded maximum for mother trees 7 and 2 (M₇ and M₂) of Nalagarh area, fiber length and fiber diameter was recorded maximum for mother trees 8 and 19 (M₈ and M₁₉) and holocellulose content was maximum for mother tree 15 (M₁₅) of Baddi area. Maximum moisture Content (MMC) showed significant correlation with specific gravity and alcohol-benzene extractives. Fiber length is correlated with fiber diameter. 89.88% of variation was showed by five PCAfor wood parameters.