EVALUATION OF EFFECT OF PROVENANCE VA RIATIONS ON ANATOMICAL PROPERTIES OF TEAK (Tectona grandis Linn.f.) GROWN UNDER DIFFERENT SITECONDITIONS

摘要

Studies were conducted to analyze the effect of provenances on the wood quality of teak with special reference to the variation in wood anatomical properties such as fibre morphology, vessel morphology, vessel area and vessel frequency. For all the characteristics of the wood studiedfor assessing the variation between the selected provenances, variations in none of the parameters under study were found to be significant. The result of the present study reveals that there was no statistically significant variation in anatomical properties of teak between the selected provenances which were at par and of good quality for the timber andfurniture industry. This was done by comparing the values obtained for each parameter under study. Further, the various quality parameters of teak timber growing at two Maharashtra sites are comparable with those of famous Nilambur teak which is considered as a standard timber value.