Table 5 Description of the three Cordia africana breeding seedling orchards used in the study
Breeding Seedling Orchard | ILRI | SM | Suba |
|---|---|---|---|
Location | International Livestock Research Institute, Ethiopia campus | Sekela Mariam Forest | Menagesha Suba Forest |
Coordinates | 9°0′50'' N 38°48′55'' E | 10°35′52'' N 37°29′20'' E | 8°57′18'' N 38°31′58'' E |
Altitude (masl) | 2351–2358 | 2420–2433 | 2290–2329 |
Previous land use | Not in use | Plantation forest | Plantation forest |
Planting date | August 2018 | August 2018 | August 2018 |
Plant origin | Seed | Seed | Seed |
Number of initial trees | 2633 | 3600 | 2040 |
Number of families | 53 | 61 | 55 |
Number of bulk seed lots | 18 | 25 | 18 |
Number of provenances | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Block | 22 | 30 | 17 |
Plot | Single tree | Single tree | Single tree |
Spacing (m) | 2 × 2 | 2 × 2 | 2 × 2 |
Number of phenotyped trees | 2600 | 3519 | 1951 |