<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This study examines the growth and stem straightness variation between teak (Tectona grandis L. f.) provenances in a 30-year-old field trial in the coastal lowland of Tanzania. The results are compared with earlier results. The findings demonstrate that it is possible to find large height and yield differences between teak provenances. The best performing provenance grows some 10% (height) to 40% (volume) better than the average. The provenance Topslip, India, consistently proved to be outstanding in terms of growth and stem quality confirming earlier evaluations at age 5 and 17 years. Tanzanian land races also proved to be superior, especially as regards stem straightness.</p></abstract>

This study examines the growth and stem straightness variation between teak (Tectona grandis L. f.) provenances in a 30-year-old field trial in the coastal lowland of Tanzania. The results are compared with earlier results. The findings demonstrate that it is possible to find large height and yield differences between teak provenances. The best performing provenance grows some 10% (height) to 40% (volume) better than the average. The provenance Topslip, India, consistently proved to be outstanding in terms of growth and stem quality confirming earlier evaluations at age 5 and 17 years. Tanzanian land races also proved to be superior, especially as regards stem straightness.

Growth, Stem Quality and age-age Correlations in a Teak Provenance Trial in Tanzania

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This study examines the growth and stem straightness variation between teak (Tectona grandis L. f.) provenances in a 30-year-old field trial in the coastal...

Growth, Stem Quality and age-age Correlations in a Teak Provenance Trial in Tanzania

Published Online: Oct 14, 2017

Page range: 142 - 148

Received: Apr 06, 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2007-0022

Keywords
Tectona grandis, land races, provenance variation

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Growth, Stem Quality and age-age Correlations in a Teak Provenance Trial in Tanzania

Published Online: Oct 14, 2017

Page range: 142 - 148

Received: Apr 06, 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2007-0022

KeywordsTectona grandis, land races, provenance variation

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Tectona grandis, land races, provenance variation