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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Variation in Wood Properties and Growth in Some Clones of Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh

  AUTHORS: P. K. Pande

  KEYWORDS: Fiber Length, Specific Gravity, Vessel Element Length Wall Thickness, Wood Variations

  JOURNAL NAME: American Journal of Plant Sciences, Vol.2 No.5, November 25, 2011

  ABSTRACT: The present paper deals with within ramet radial, intra- and inter-clonal variations in the wood element’s dimensions and specific gravity of 10 clones of Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. The growth parameters namely ramet height and DBH were also considered for the study. Study material was collected from the 10 clones of Populus deltoids raised by WIMCO Plantations Ltd. at Rudrapur (Udhamsingh Nagar), India. Three clones were parent viz. G48, S7C8 (female) and G3 (male). Other clones represent hybrids of F1 generation. Inter- and intra-clonal variations were significant for all the wood traits except vessel element length for intra-clonal variations. Within ramet variations due to radial location were significant for fiber length and specific gravity with increasing trend from pith to periphery. Interaction of clone*replication was also significant for all the wood traits. Variations were significant for the DBH for the clones. Fiber length and specific gravity was significantly higher in female while wall thickness and vessel element length was in male clones (P