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Relations Between Growth Parameters in Oil Palm Seedlings Grown in Polybags

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

E. O. Lucas
E. O. Lucas
Affiliation:
Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), PMB 1030, Benin-City, Nigeria
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Summary

The relation between some growth parameters in polybag oil palm nursery seedlings were assessed. ‘Non-destructive’ parameters such as leaf number, seedling height and girth were highly and positively correlated with one another and with the dry weight of seedlings. Amongst the ‘destructive’ parameters only leaf area, height/weight ratio and fresh weight were positively correlated with dry weight. The Leaf Area Index was poorly correlated with other parameters examined. The relevance of these findings to the selection of oil palm seedlings for transplanting into the field is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , July 1980 , pp. 275 - 278
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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