Research Article

Estimation of Genetic and Phenotypic Parameters for Growth Traits in a Clonal Seed Orchard of Pinus kesiya in Malawi

Table 1

Characteristics of the data sets.

Age (years)TraitMeanSDCV%Number of trees

18Height (m) 12.91.239.21869
dbh (cm)24.42.018.61869
Volume (m3) 0.2830.0923.51869

23Height (m) 22.51.958.61840
dbh (cm)28.23.267.31840
Volume (m3) 0.6590.1522.41840

30Height (m) 26.41.938.91743
dbh (cm)36.72.417.51743
Volume (m3) 1.2980.3420.21743

35Height (m) 28.31.569.11731
dbh (cm)37.12.538.01731
Volume (m3) 1.4090.6721.81731

40Height (m) 28.51.628.41619
dbh (cm)37.42.497.81619
Volume (m3) 1.4630.6923.41619

SD is the standard deviation; CV is the coefficients of variation.