1Department of Tree Breeding, School of Forestry and Environment, Allahabad Agricultural Institute Deemed University, Allahabad, Naini-211007, Uttar Pradesh
2Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
3Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
*Author for Correspondence: E-mail: afaqtree@gmail.com
Online published on 21 July, 2012.
Seeds of Albizzia lebbeck Benth from 20 different seed sources were collected from different eco-geographic regions of Uttar Pradesh to study of the morphological and biomass traits in the experimental area of the school of Forestry and Environment, green house and natural field conditions. The traits studied were seedling height, collar diameter, internodal length, branches/seedling, leaf area, shoot and root fresh and dry weight, shoot/root ratio and seedling biomass. Out of total 55 correlation combinations in both environments, 26 and 10 were positive and highly significant, 10 and 9 positive and significant. Seedling height showed positive and significant correlation with collar diameter, leaf area, shoot fresh weight and root dry weight. Shoot dry weight and root dry weight showed positive and significant correlation with seedling biomass under both environments. This suggests that there exits a strong inherent association between these characters.
Albizzia lebbeck, Genotypic correlation, Phenotypic correlation
