VARIATION IN PHYSICAL AND CERTAIN ANATOMICAL PROPERTIES OF CANDIDATE PLUS TREES (CPTs) OF EUCAL YPTUS SPECIES

摘要

Candidate Plus Trees of Eucalyptus hybrid (1) E. camaldulensis (10) and E. tereticomis (13) collected from Andhra Pradesh by Andhra Pradesh Forest Department have been evaluated for their heartwood percentage, specific gravity and fibre morphology. Radial trends of variation in specific gravity, fibre length, fibre diameter, fibre lumen diameter and fibre wall thickness have been studied in the individual CPTs. CPTs having higher average values like specific gravity can be tried for fuelwood purposefor future clonal plantations and those having medium density with longer fibres can be tried for pulpwood plantations