Prosopis pod production: comparison of North American, South American, Hawaiin, and African germplasm in young plantations

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Title: Prosopis pod production: comparison of North American, South American, Hawaiin, and African germplasm in young plantations

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Prosopis pod production was compared in 3 field trials in southern California, i.e., a typical orchard planting, an irrigation trial, and a heat/drought stress trial. Thirteen species representing North American, South American, Hawaiian, and African germplasm were evaluated. Hawaiian and African accessions were eliminated from the irrigation trial by a minus 5/sup 0/C temperature. The most productive pod producers were P. velutina accessions from southern Arizona. In the fifth season, 5 trees of the most productive accession, i.e., P. velutina 32 had a mean pod production of 7.2 kg/tree with a range of 3.2-12.2 kg/tree. P. chilensis and P. alba trees of the same age were much larger but had less pod production. Trees in the driest irrigation treatment had the greatest pod production. Pod production estimates of 3000-4000 kg/ha were obtained in the dry irrigation treatment by P. velutina 20 which received 370 mm rainfall in the year preceding harvest. 32 references, 1 figure, 6 tables.

Authors:: Felker, P; Clark, P R; Osborn, J F; Cannell, G H

Research Org.:: Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Inst., Kingsville, TX

OSTI Identifier:: 5119596

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Econ. Bot.; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 38:1

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 09 BIOMASS FUELS; LEGUMINOSAE; PRODUCTIVITY; TREES; AFRICA; BEANS; BIOMASS PLANTATIONS; CALIFORNIA; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES; FIELD TESTS; HAWAII; NORTH AMERICA; ORIGIN; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; FEDERAL REGION IX; FOOD; LATIN AMERICA; PLANTS; TESTING; USA; VEGETABLES; 140504* - Solar Energy Conversion- Biomass Production & Conversion- (-1989)

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                    Felker, P, Clark, P R, Osborn, J F, and Cannell, G H. Prosopis pod production: comparison of North American, South American, Hawaiin, and African germplasm in young plantations.  United States: N. p.,  
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                    Felker, P, Clark, P R, Osborn, J F, & Cannell, G H. Prosopis pod production: comparison of North American, South American, Hawaiin, and African germplasm in young plantations.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02904414

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                    Felker, P, Clark, P R, Osborn, J F, and Cannell, G H. .  
        "Prosopis pod production: comparison of North American, South American, Hawaiin, and African germplasm in young plantations".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02904414.

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  abstractNote = {Prosopis pod production was compared in 3 field trials in southern California, i.e., a typical orchard planting, an irrigation trial, and a heat/drought stress trial. Thirteen species representing North American, South American, Hawaiian, and African germplasm were evaluated. Hawaiian and African accessions were eliminated from the irrigation trial by a minus 5/sup 0/C temperature. The most productive pod producers were P. velutina accessions from southern Arizona. In the fifth season, 5 trees of the most productive accession, i.e., P. velutina 32 had a mean pod production of 7.2 kg/tree with a range of 3.2-12.2 kg/tree. P. chilensis and P. alba trees of the same age were much larger but had less pod production. Trees in the driest irrigation treatment had the greatest pod production. Pod production estimates of 3000-4000 kg/ha were obtained in the dry irrigation treatment by P. velutina 20 which received 370 mm rainfall in the year preceding harvest. 32 references, 1 figure, 6 tables.},

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