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) | Trait | Mean | SD | CV% | Number of trees |
| 18 | Height (m) | 12.9 | 1.23 | 9.2 | 1869 | dbh (cm) | 24.4 | 2.01 | 8.6 | 1869 | Volume (m3) | 0.283 | 0.09 | 23.5 | 1869 |
| 23 | Height (m) | 22.5 | 1.95 | 8.6 | 1840 | dbh (cm) | 28.2 | 3.26 | 7.3 | 1840 | Volume (m3) | 0.659 | 0.15 | 22.4 | 1840 |
| 30 | Height (m) | 26.4 | 1.93 | 8.9 | 1743 | dbh (cm) | 36.7 | 2.41 | 7.5 | 1743 | Volume (m3) | 1.298 | 0.34 | 20.2 | 1743 |
| 35 | Height (m) | 28.3 | 1.56 | 9.1 | 1731 | dbh (cm) | 37.1 | 2.53 | 8.0 | 1731 | Volume (m3) | 1.409 | 0.67 | 21.8 | 1731 |
| 40 | Height (m) | 28.5 | 1.62 | 8.4 | 1619 | dbh (cm) | 37.4 | 2.49 | 7.8 | 1619 | Volume (m3) | 1.463 | 0.69 | 23.4 | 1619 |
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SD is the standard deviation; CV is the coefficients of variation.
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