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Abstract

Sustained biodiversity could be achieved by species conservation at all levels. Hence a research work is carried out on Provenance variation studies on fruit, seed and seedling, traits of Xanthoxylum rhetsa - a tree under high exploitation in Central Western Ghats. The fruit length, fruit width, fruit test weight were 6.09 mm, 4.19 mm and 21.29 g respectively in Sirsi seed source which was found highest. Cassia fistula is an important tree with lot of medicinal properties commonly called as �Amaltas�. Recently this species is gaining more popularity for its medicinal value. The pods and seeds are economically important parts having medicinal properties. Pterocarpus santalinus (Red sander or Rakta chandana) is a large deciduous, endemic and endangered multipurpose tree species. It is renowned for its highly prized characteristic timber of exquisite colour, beauty and superlative technical qualities. Red sanders, pods should be treated with 40 percent HCI for 24 hours to improve germination and 33 g of poultry manure should be applied to improve the initial growth and development of seedlings. These techniques are found to boost the production of quality planting stock of Red sanders. Tree crop interaction, carbon sequestration, shelterbelts, and their role in dry land ecosystem are determined.

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