Abstract
The present study was carried out to evaluate various morphometric and fodder quality characterstics of the progenies of plus trees of Bauhinia variegata selected from different sites in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Uttarakhand. The study revealed that morphometric traits, mineral nutrients and proximate principles had significant variations among the progenies. Best performance was shown by P30 (Dehra Dun) followed by P15 (Subathu) for morphometric traits and P24 (Narag) followed by P22 (Jwalaji) for leaf fodder traits. Progenies P19 (Arki), P8 (Giripul) and P12 (Mandi), excelled for mineral nutrients viz; nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium among all the progenies. Progenies P30, (Dehra Dun) followed by P7 (Nauni), P22 (Jwalajee), P24 (Narag) and P23(Palampur) gave outstanding performance for proximate composition viz., leaf fresh weight, leaf dry weight, dry matter content, crude protein, crude fibre, ether extract, total ash and nitrogen free extract whereas for lowest values no consistency for any particular progeny existed. P3 (Kathua) gave minimum value for crude protein, while leaf fresh weight was reported minimum in P9 (Rajgarh).
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