Research Article, J Plant Physiol Pathol Vol: 2 Issue: 2
Variation in Pre-Dispersal Seed Predation and Seed Traits among Provenances of Dalbergia Melanoxylon (Guill.& Perr.)
| Ezekiel Amri* | |
| Department of Science and Laboratory Technology, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, P. O. Box 2958 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |
| Corresponding author : Ezekiel Amri Department of Science and Laboratory Technology, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, P. O. Box 2958 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tel: 255 (0715) 366564 E-mail: ezekielamri@yahoo.com |
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| Received: March 19, 2014 Accepted: April 21, 2014 Published: April 25, 2014 | |
| Citation: Amri E (2014) Variation in Pre-Dispersal Seed Predation and Seed Traits among Provenances of Dalbergia Melanoxylon (Guill. & Perr.). J Plant Physiol Pathol 2:2. doi:10.4172/2329-955X.1000121 |
Abstract
Variation in Pre-Dispersal Seed Predation and Seed Traits among Provenances of Dalbergia Melanoxylon (Guill.& Perr.)
Dalbergia melanoxylon is an important timber species used for the manufacturing of musical instruments and decorative objects such as carvings. The extent of pre-dispersal seed predation variation among D. melanoxylon provenances for seed harvested after maturity at different collection dates was investigated. Provenance variation in seed morphological traits in terms of seed length, width, number of seeds/pod and 100 seed weight were also examined.
