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The authors recommend shoot height or root collar diameter for selection for seedling growth and survival.

Taxon: Pterocarpus angolensisPterocarpus angolensist0
Organ / stage: shoot height or root collar diametere0
Outcome: Selection for genetic improvement in seedling growth and survivale0

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“Selection for genetic improvement in seedling growth and survival can successfully use shoot height or root collar diameter”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 597–720

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“Pterocarpus angolensis”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 67–89

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Half-sib family variation in shoot and root traits of seedlings of Pterocarpus angolensis (family: Fabaceae; syn. Papilionaceae)

JP Mwitwa; CRY Munthali; G van Wyk Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal 2007. doi:10.2989/shfj.2007.69.2.3.290

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A 40 × 60 cm spacing is recommended for best height and diameter growth of poplar in the nursery.

Taxon: poplarPopuluse0
Treatment: 40 × 60 cm spacinge7
Outcome: best height and diameter growthe7
Value: 40 × 60 cme7

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“Cuttings obtained from one year old poplar plants or stool shoots gave better nursery stock than the cuttings obtained from older trees”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–135

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“The 40 × 60 cm spacing is recommended for best height and diameter growth”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 631–704

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Certain experiments on nursery techniques for propagation of poplar plants from shoot cuttings.

B. S. Rana; L. S. Lodhiyal; R. P. Singh Indian Forester 1995

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Intervention effect Cuttings from one-year-old poplar plants or stool shoots gave better nursery stock than cuttings from older trees.
Intervention effect Longer cuttings (35 cm) gave better growth and survival of poplar than smaller cuttings.
Intervention effect Thicker cuttings (2.5 cm diameter) of poplar performed better than thinner cuttings (1-2 cm diameter).
Recommendation Best time of planting poplar cuttings was January.
Recommendation Planting poplar cuttings beyond February is not advisable.
Intervention effect Soaking poplar cuttings in water for 12 hours before planting gave better results.
Intervention effect Different spacings had no significant effect on poplar survival in the nursery.

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Considering September and October fluorescence and height-to-diameter ratio, D5 was most suitable for A. montana seedling growth.

Taxon: A.montanaVernicia montanae0
Treatment: D5e0
Outcome: the seedling density in D5 was the most suitable for A.montana seedling growthe0

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“Taking chlorophyll fluorescences and ratio of height to diameter in September and October into consideration,the seedling density in D5 was the most suitable for A.montana seedling growth.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1143–1331

Title

Effects of seeding densities on chlorophyll fluorescence and ratio of height to diameter of Aleurites montana seedlings

Huang Tin 2013

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Intervention effect Chlorophyll fluorescence in A. montana seedlings varied across planting densities and months.
Observation In September, D1 was optimal for seedling growth and D5 ranked second.
Intervention effect In October, higher seedling densities increased photochemical quenching coefficient.
Intervention effect In October, lower densities decreased the seedling height-to-diameter ratio.
Observation In October, D5 had the highest quantum yield of PSII electron transport.
Observation In October, D5 had the highest electron transport rate, maximum photochemical efficiency, and potential photochemical efficiency.
Observation In October, D5 had the lowest non-photochemical quenching.

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The authors conclude that presowing seed soaking in water or a growth regulator can reduce plant height and increase stem diameter to support drought tolerance.

Taxon: sunflowerHelianthus annuust0
Outcome: it could reduce plant height and increase stem diameter to support the plants to drought tolerance by soaking the seeds presowing in water or plant growth regulatore0

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“SUNFLOWER PLANT”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 28–43

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“it could reduce plant height and increase stem diameter to support the plants to drought tolerance by soaking the seeds presowing in water or plant growth regulator”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2026–2190

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THE MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGE IN SUNFLOWER PLANT UNDER HARDENING CONDITIONS TO DROUGHT TOLERANCE . I. PLANT HEIGHT AND STEM DIAMETER

K.M.M. AL-Jobori Baghdad Science Journal 2009. doi:10.21123/bsj.2009.6.2.290-297

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Pruning some native tree species is recommended to resume growth and improve the height/diameter ratio in nurseries.

Taxon: native tree speciese0
Outcome: seedlings be pruned for some speciese6
Qualifier: to resume growth and to achieve a better height/diameter ratio in the nurseriese6

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“aged seedlings of native tree species”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 342–379

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“It is recommended that seedlings be pruned for some species, to resume growth and to achieve a better height/diameter ratio in the nurseries”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 906–1046

Title

Top pruning on seedlings rejuvenation: a tool for nurseries in Brazilian Atlantic Forest reforestation

Alexandre Hack Porto; Américo Wagner Júnior; Dionatan Gerber; et al. Acta Biológica Catarinense 2021. doi:10.21726/abc.v8i3.1529

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Observation In test TA, 24 species (80%) had high survival of 100% after drastic pruning.
Intervention effect Drastic pruning at 15 cm gave greater regrowth heights than pruning at 30 cm for all species, statistically significant for only 12 species.
Observation In test TB, no differences were observed between pruning heights.
Intervention effect In test TB, pruning at 15 cm and at collar level showed better values.

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Early selection for diameter and height growth traits in these genotypes has good scope.

Taxon: Melia dubiaMelia dubiat0
Outcome: early selection for these traitse3

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“improved genotypes of Melia dubia”
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“indicating good scope of early selection for these traits in these genotypes”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 662–738

Title

Initial growth performance of improved genotypes of Melia dubia in low hills of Himachal Pradesh

Deepika Sharma; Amit Kumar; Sanjeev Thakur; et al. International Journal of Chemical Studies 2018

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The authors identified height and ground diameter as key selection indices.

Taxon: Pinus massonianaPinus massonianat0
Outcome: seedling height and seedling ground diameter could be regarded as the most important indexes for selectione0

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“The characteristics of seedling height and seedling ground diameter could be regarded as the most important indexes for selection.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 764–894

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“Pinus massoniana”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 84–100

Title

Genetic Variation Analysis of Seedling Growth Characteristics of Half-sib family of Pinus massoniana

Wei Qian Sichuan linye ke-ji 2009

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Height growth differences among black walnut families were not well enough defined to recommend planting sources.

Taxon: black walnutJuglans nigrae0
Outcome: recommend sources for plantinge3

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“Average survival, 7-year stem diameter, and stem diameter growth differed significantly among 34 black walnut families planted in West Virginia”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–143

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“differences in height growth were not well enough defined to recommend sources for planting”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 454–545

Title

Survival and Growth

G. W. Wendel; Donald E. Dorn 1985

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Plant height, stem diameter and leaves per plant were recommended as selection criteria for maize improvement.

Taxon: maizeZea mayse0
Outcome: best selection criteria for maize impr ovemente0
Qualifier: plant height , stem diameter and number of leaves/plante0

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“the characters plant height , stem diameter and number of leaves/plant would be the best selection criteria for maize impr ovement”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1916–2046

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Genotypic and Differential Responses of Growth and Yield of some Maize (Zea mays L.) Genotypes to Drought Stress

Awadalla Abdalla Abdelmula; Salih Adam; Ibrahim Sabiel 2007

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Observation Maize genotypes differed significantly for most traits, with stated exceptions.
Association Maize genotypes differed in yield response to drought stress.
Observation PR-2 had high yield under vegetative-stage drought.
Observation Z-2 had high yield under reproductive-stage drought.
Observation M-45 had considerably high yield under drought at both stages.
Intervention effect Drought significantly affected days to 25% silking, plant height and grain yield at Wad Medani.
Observation Plant height had high genotypic coefficient of variation, heritability and genetic advance.
Association Grain yield correlated significantly and positively with plant height, stem diameter, leaf area index and leaves per plant.
Association Grain yield was significantly negatively associated with days to 50% and 95% silking.
Recommendation M-45 could be used to improve drought tolerance in maize.

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Correlations supported selecting clones for higher height, collar diameter, root length and volume index.

Taxon: Populus deltoidesPopulus deltoidest0
Outcome: selection of clones for higher values of total height, collar diameter, root length and volume indexe0

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“The correlation results indicated the feasibility of selection of clones for higher values of total height, collar diameter, root length and volume index.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1503–1657

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“Populus deltoides”
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Title

Study on Growth and Phenotypic Characters of Different Clones of Poplar (Populus deltoides Marsh.) in Nursery

Rajiv Kumar; Bimlendra Kumari; K.K. Bhardwaj; et al. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 2017. doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2017.612.209

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Observation Bud colour and shape indicated the germplasm source within section Aigeirous.
Observation Clone W39 performed significantly better for height, collar diameter and branch number.
Observation Clone W39 performed significantly better for root number, volume index and biomass.
Observation Clone W32 had greater internodal and root length than other clones.
Observation Udai was identified as promising for growth parameters.
Observation G48 was identified as promising for growth parameters.
Observation W110 was identified as promising for growth parameters.
Observation S7C8 was identified as promising for growth parameters.
Observation Bahar was identified as promising for growth parameters.
Observation S7C1 was identified as promising for growth parameters.
Observation Wimco clones performed better than FRIAM clones for the listed growth characters.
Observation Leaf parameters varied among all 19 clones.
Observation Clones varied in disease resistance.
Observation Clones varied in bark colour and texture.
Association Dark greenish bark was associated with disease resistance at one year.

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