Journal of Tree Sciences

Indian Willow (Salix tetrasperma Roxb.) genotypes were collected from 20 sites in North India covering Uttrakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir and one genotype from Rajasthan and evaluated in experimental fields to study genetic variability in growth, leaf and biomass characters. The high heritability coupled with high genetic advance as percentage mean were recorded for root length, inter nodal length, plant height, root to shoot ratio, leaf area, lamina breadth and petiole length and the biomass characters, indicating that selection for these characters could be more effective due to additive gene action.