2014, Issue 2, Volume 6

Reproductive phenology of Dominant Tree Species in Tropical Deciduous Forest of Hastinapur Region in Western U.P.

Narendra Pal Singh*, R.C. Arya*, Narendra Pratap Singh*and Vinay Pratap Singh+

*Department of Botany, Meerut College,

J.N.U. New Delhi+

Abstract: Flowering and fruitingphenology of 20 selected dominant tree species in tropical deciduous forest of Hastinapur region in western U.P. was observed through fortnightly visit during November 2009 to December 2011 revealed that there exists a strong seasonality for flowering and fruiting phenophases. Reproductive interphenophases duration between phenological events varied for different selected dominant tree species. The fruiting phenology follows closely the flowering phenology. Correlation analysis shows that, there was a positive correlation between the interphenophase duration of production of young fruits (YFr) – maturation of fruits (MFr) and production of young flowers (YF1) – maturation of flowers (MF1) but no correlation was found between the interphenophase duration of maturation of fruits (MFr)- ripening of fruits (RFr) and maturation of flowers (MF1) – abscission of flowers (AF1). Phenological behaviour displayed by the trees are the result of interaction of surrounding biotic and abiotic environment.

Keywords: Correlation, Flowering, Fruiting, Hastinapur, Phenology

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