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Phenological Studies of Two Bombacaceaen Members from Girnar Reserve forest, Junagadh, Gujarat, India
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Phenoloigical observations were carried out on two different tree woody species viz. Adansonia digitata L. and Bomabax ceiba L. of Bombacaceae family in Girnar Reserve Forest, near Junagadh in Gujarat state, in western India 0 0 0 0 (70 28' to 70 27'N latitude and 21 30' to 21 26' E longitude) during the year 2008-10. The phenological behavior of both species were little different throughout the period of observation. In Adansonia digitata L., new foliage and leaf fall remained for 50 and 131.5 days respectively as mean value for both the years, while flowering and fruiting was observed for 50.5 and 33 days respectively. In Bombax ceiba L. new foliage and leaf fall was seen during 48.5 and 138.5 mean days respectively, while flowering and fruiting remained for 51 and 58.5 days respectively. Inter phenophase phenology showedthat duration of new foliage to leaf fall remained about 195 days in Adansonia digitataL while 335.5 days in Bombax ceiba L. Different phenological parameters like diameter of stem, branches per tree, leaves per branch, inflorescence per branch, flowering per branch, fruiting per branch were also evaluated.
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Phenology, Adansonia Digitata L., Bombax Ceiba L., Girnar Reserve Forest.
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