Assessment of growth traits of casuarina clones at diverse sites in Karnataka

The present study was conducted to assess the growth performance of Casuarina clones in clonal trials located at Kunchenahally and Sindigere of Karnataka. There was a significant difference in quantitative and qualitative growth traits among the clones. CH-10 showed better growth performance at Kunchenahally, whereas CH-4 performed better at Sindigere site, respectively. Clone CH-4 exhibited better growth performance among all the clones across the two sites.