Morphological Characterization of Adansonia digitata in Ghana: Identified Seed Sources
The dataset consists of 91 tree accessions characterized in the field during seed collection missions and representing different baobab seed sources in Ghana. Morphological characterization of baobab (Adansonia digitata) focused on evaluating observable traits such as tree height, diameter at breast height (DBH), crown diameter, trunk diameter, tree shape, and tree growth habit. These morphological descriptors are important in assessing phenotypic variation among the different seed sources and identifying superior accessions for conservation, domestication, and improvement programs. The characterization enabled researchers to document the diversity existing within baobab populations across different ecological zones in Ghana and provided useful baseline information for the selection of superior trees with desirable growth and productivity traits.
The morphological characterization was conducted on identified Baobab seed sources in the field in multiple localities
Measured as the mean diameter using two directions [East-West, South-North].
This is the tree growth habit observed during the assessment.
Type of material collected. If different types of material have been collected from the same source, each sample (type) should be designated with a unique collecting number and a corresponding unique accession number.
List of accessions included in the dataset