MORPHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTORS AND FODDER QUALITY ANALYSIS OF Hippophae salicifolia D. DON (SEABUCKTHORN) POPULATIONS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
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2020-07
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NAUNI,UHF
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The study entitled ‘Morphological Descriptors and Fodder Quality Analysis of Hippophae
salicifolia D. Don (Seabuckthorn) Populations in Himachal Pradesh’ was conducted during the years
2018-20 with the aim to determine the variation among different populations and growing plants for
morphological characteristics of plant, leaves, thorns, fruits (berries), seeds and fodder quality traits. Five
female plants of Hippophae salicifolia D. Don at each site were selected at the time of fruit set i.e., during
August-September, when male and female could be differentiated. The selected plants were used for the
assessment the morphological variation of Hippophae salicifolia D. Don in Spiti valley and Baspa valley.
Variation in morphological traits and fodder quality traits of different sites of Hippophae salicifolia D.
Don within and between different populations were studied. Morphological traits (plant height, branch
length, leaf length, leaf width, leaf area, leaf density, number of thorns, 100 fruits fresh weight, fruit
length, fruit diameter, 100 seed weight, seed length and seed width) differed positively significant among
the populations. All proximate leaf composition (100 leaves fresh weight, 100 leaves dry weight, crude
fiber, total dry matter content, crude protein, total ash and nitrogen free extract) showed significant
difference between as well as within populations. All the qualitative characters showed significant
variation among and between different populations. The highest plant height (3.34 m), highest leaf area is
(4.00 cm2) and leaf density (24.20 per 10 cm) was found in Chitkul, Whereas, maximum branch length
(122.67 cm), leaf length (7.07 cm), and leaf width (1.01 cm) was recorded in Kupa. Among the proximate
composition maximum leaf dry matter content (60.24 %), crude fibre (16.70 %) were recorded in Badseri.
On the other hand, 100 leaves fresh weight (6.65 g) in Chitkul and 100 leaves dry weight (3.48 g) in Kupa
was recorded. The correlation coefficient of parameters also showed greater variations as most of
quantitative and fodder quality parameters were highly negative and statistically significantly among each
other’s. The coefficient of variation and other genetic parameter also signify varied between all the studied
parameters. Based on quantitative, qualitative and proximate composition of different population of
different sites, the population of Badseri and Kupa sites were found more promising for growth habit,
plant vigour, density of shoot, number of thorns and length of thorns. Due to tremendous variability in
population, the population can be used for future variability approaches and programmes and for
preparation of DUS guidelines of this species. It is suggested that for further propagation programmes,
genepools from Sangla should be used and it can be planted on wastelands to develop grazing areas for
sheep and goats and harvesting of fruits forSeabuckthorn value addition chain.
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