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Criteria for Clonal Selection in Tea (Camellia sinensis). I. The Relation Between Mother Bushes and their Clonal Derivatives for Bush Area, Shoot Number and Yield

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

H. E. Nyirenda  and
V. E. T. Ridpath
H. E. Nyirenda
Affiliation:
Tea Research Foundation of Central Africa, PO Box 51, Mulanje, Malawi
V. E. T. Ridpath
Affiliation:
Tea Research Foundation of Central Africa, PO Box 51, Mulanje, Malawi
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Summary

Bush area, shoot number and yield were all strongly and positively correlated in 100 young seedling tea bushes. Clones derived from the bushes exhibited characteristics which were correlated with those of the mother bushes, indicating the usefulness of these observations in the selection of clones for improved performance.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , October 1984 , pp. 339 - 343
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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