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Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science

Official journal of Universiti Putra Malaysia for peer-reviewed research across tropical agriculture and allied agricultural sciences.

e-ISSN 2231-8542 ISSN 1511-3701
Research article

Two-year Performance of Acacia crassicarpa Provenances at Serdang, Malaysia

Kamis Awang, Nor Aini Abd Shukor and Abd Latib Senin

KeywordsAcacia crassicarpa, provenance, survival, growth, provenance selection
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Abstract

A trial of eight provenances of Acacia crassicarpa A. Cunn. ex Benth. was assessed for survival and growth at age two years. Three provenances were from northern Queensland, Australia, four from Papua New Guinea and one from Irian Jaya, Indonesia. All provenances survived well (> 94%), but they differed significantly (p < 0.01) in their growth performance. All provenances had more than 43% of their trees with single stems. For timber production, the provenance from Irian Jaya (Samlleberr) and two provenances from Queensland (Olive River and Jardine River-Bamaga) were identified as promising.