Abstract The diversity in baobab was studied on 75 trees located at Adaklu District and Ho and Hohoe Municipalities of Ghana. Fourteen morphological traits were used in the characterisation based on Bioversity descriptors for baobab. Genstat edition 12 was used to analyse the diversity as well as germination and growth data. Group average hierarchical clustering with Jaccard similarity coefficient discriminated among most of the baobab trees. Clustering was not based on location although few trees that were not discriminated were from the same communities. The clustering can be used in selecting trees for further studies and domestication. Germination tests were conducted with baobab seeds soaked or boiled in water or treated with 95% sulphuric acid. Only the sulphuric acid treated seeds had germination significantly higher than the control. More studies should be done to find easier way of breaking seed dormancy of baobab. There were significant differences in 100-seed weight, seed length and thickness among seeds from three different trees. However, there were no significant difference in seed width of the same sample. Seed size traits should be considered in selecting baobab for domestication because of the high variability revealed. Observation on seedling growth in terms of number of leaves, stem girth, and plant height suggest slow growth of the plant. Information from this research is valuable for further work on domestication of baobab.

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猴面包树多样性、种子萌发和早期生长的研究

摘要 对位于加纳 Adaklu 区和 Ho 和 Hohoe 市的 75 棵树木进行了猴面包树的多样性研究。基于猴面包树的生物多样性描述符，在表征中使用了 14 个形态特征。Genstat 12 版用于分析多样性以及发芽和生长数据。使用 Jaccard 相似系数对大多数猴面包树树进行分组平均层次聚类。尽管很少有未被区分的树木来自相同的社区，但聚类不是基于位置的。聚类可用于选择树木以供进一步研究和驯化。发芽测试是用猴面包树种子在水中浸泡或煮沸或用 95% 硫酸处理进行的。只有硫酸处理的种子发芽率显着高于对照。应该做更多的研究来找到更容易打破猴面包树种子休眠的方法。3种不同树种的种子在百粒重、种子长度和厚度方面存在显着差异。然而，相同样品的种子宽度没有显着差异。由于所揭示的高度可变性，在选择用于驯化的猴面包树时应考虑种子大小性状。从叶数、茎周长和植物高度方面观察幼苗生长表明植物生长缓慢。这项研究的信息对于进一步研究猴面包树的驯化很有价值。同一样品的种子宽度无显着差异。由于所揭示的高度可变性，在选择用于驯化的猴面包树时应考虑种子大小性状。从叶数、茎周长和植物高度方面观察幼苗生长表明植物生长缓慢。这项研究的信息对于进一步研究猴面包树的驯化很有价值。同一样品的种子宽度无显着差异。由于所揭示的高度可变性，在选择用于驯化的猴面包树时应考虑种子大小性状。从叶数、茎周长和植物高度方面观察幼苗生长表明植物生长缓慢。这项研究的信息对于进一步研究猴面包树的驯化很有价值。