Evaluation of Eucalyptus Clones Under Seasonal Waterlogging Conditions in South-Western Punjab

Abstract

Eucalyptus is widely planted genus in many continents due to its rapid growth, several uses and good adaptability to climates and soil types. This study was based on nine Eucalyptus clones/progenies (C-413, C-3020, C-2135, C-7, C-2045, C-411, C-526, C-316 and seedlings) planted at farmers field experiencing seasonal waterlogging. The experiment was planted following randomized block design with plot size of 12 trees replicated four times. The survival of Seedlings, C-7, C-413, C-526 and C-316 was better and varied from 78.3 to 88.3 percent. Significant differences were found for tree height and diameter at age of 2 and 4 year, and volume index at age of 4 year. The tree height and diameter at breast height at 4 year age varied from 5.93 to 6.76 m and 56.4 to 87.6 mm, respectively. The relative ranking on basis of volume index was C-413>C-316>C-411>C-7>C-526. Clones C-413, C-316, C-7 and C-526 were promising based on adaptability and growth traits.