Pod and seed traits in candidate plus trees of Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre from southern peninsular India in relation to provenance variation and genetic variability

Provenance Variation in Seed and Fruit Pod Traits of Multipurpose Wonder Forest Tree Siris (Albizzia lebbek) in Northern India and Relationships with Bioclimatic Factors

“…Our results are also consistent with those reported for other tropical angiosperm forest trees and annual plants, including Dalbergia sissoo [30][31][32][33][34][35], Pongamia pinnata [36,37,38,39], Ambrosia artemisiifolia [40], Carpobrotus edulis [41], Faidherbia albida [42], Magnolia officinalis [43], Parkia timoriana [44], and Cordia africana [45]. Consistent with our observations, high provenance effect (>90%) was reported for seed weight in Albizia chinensis, Albizia procera, Dalbergia sissoo, Cordia africana and Pongamia pinnata [29,23,33,34,45,46]. However, the extent of provenance effect contributing to the total variation was found to be lower for seed germination in Albizia chinensis (66%) [29] and Albizia procera (6%) [21].…”

“…It seems that the local soil, climate and other conditions likely affect the variation in seed and pod traits in A. lebbek and the geographical diversity does not apparently reflect the morphological diversity in seed and pod traits. On the contrary, clinal pattern of variation was reported for seed traits in Dalbergia sissoo [30,32,33], Pongamia pinnata [46], Cordia africana [45], Faidherbia albida [42], Magnolia officinalis [43], and Ambrosia artemisiifolia [40]. Our results suggest clinal variation in insect infected seeds related to latitude with increased insect infected seed with decreased latitude.…”

Effect of Clonal Variation on Oil Content and Oil Properties of Calophyllum inophyllum L: A Multi Purpose Tree

“…Clonal variations in C. inophyllum, with respect to physiological and biochemical traits in this species across locations indicated that specific clones of C. inophyllum can with stand moderately harsh climatic conditions and can be deployed for raising plantations with high productivity [6]. Pavithra et al [23] reported that variability in fruit and seed have relationship with the genetic potential of a genotype. In C. inophyllum, based on the growing condition, significant variations were recorded in seeds collected from Maharashtra sources which were bigger and bolder than those Karnataka seed source [24].…”

Variation in Fruit and Seed Traits among Different Seed Sources of Calophyllum inophyllum L. Collected from Coastal Regions of Konkan, India

“…Such tests can yield valuable information that may be useful for commercial planters, nursery growers, foresters and tree breeders. Fruit and seed variability can be linked to the genetic potential of a genotype (Pavithra et al, 2013). Understanding intra and inter population variation for reproductive traits would be fundamental steps for domestication.…”